Catherine Buckle
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Catherine Buckle | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Period | 2000–present |
| Genre | Non fiction |
| Subject | Letters, books, and memoirs about Zimbabwe |
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Catherine "Cathy" Buckle is a writer and blogger,[1] born 1957, in Southern Rhodesia, which is now modern-day Zimbabwe. Her blog, "Letters from Zimbabwe",[2] includes print, photos, personal entries, and broadcast media outlets. She writes stories about wildlife, conservation, flora and fauna of her country.
Writings
[edit]Buckle has written four children's books, one of which, “The Animals of the Shashani.” was in 2018 selected by ZIMSEC as a set book for Form 1 and 2 English Literature students in Zimbabwean schools.[2]
One of her memoirs, African Tears, chronicles the personal story of the government-approved invasion of her farm, which was bought after Zimbabwean independence. African Tears was serialized in The Sunday Times, Femina magazine and, Rapport newspaper.[3]
In the book, Innocent Victims – Rescuing the stranded animals of Zimbabwe's farm invasions, Buckle informs readers of the Zimbabwe Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals's rescues of animals during the farm invasions.
Bibliography
[edit]- African Tears. The Zimbabwe Land Invasions. (2001)
- Beyond Tears. Zimbabwe's tragedy. (2002)
- Innocent Victims – Rescuing the stranded animals of Zimbabwe's farm invasions. (2009)
- Imire. The Life and Times of Norman Travers. (2010)
- Can you Hear the Drums. Letters from Zimbabwe 2000 - 2004. (2013)
- Millions, Billions, Trillions. Letters from Zimbabwe 2005 - 2009. (2014)
- Sleeping Like A Hare (2015)
- Rundi. Hand Rearing baby Elephants. (2016)
- When Winners are Losers Letters from Zimbabwe 2009 - 2013. (2018)
- Finding Our Voices Letters from Zimbabwe 2013 - 2017. (2018)
- Surviving Zimbabwe (2020)[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Congress, The Library of. "Buckle, Catherine - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- 1 2 Buckle, Catherine (2 March 2024). "About Cathy Buckle". Cathy Buckle Letters from Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ↑ "Books By Cathy Buckle". cathybuckle.co.zw. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "About Cathy Buckle: Publishing History". Cathy Buckle - Letters from Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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