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Name: Without a name
Author: Yvonne Vera

Kvinden Mazvita flygter fra oprør og voldtægt i 1970'ernes Zimbabwe. Hun opgiver kæresten og søger mod storbyen, men fortiden er svær at fortrænge, så friheden forbliver en drøm.

First publish date: 1994

Authors: Yvonne Vera

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