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> [“I always tell people that if they want to know about the history of a country, do not go to the history books, go to the fiction. Fiction is not fiction. It is the substance and heartbeat of a people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chenjerai-hove/i-always-tell-people-that-if-they-want-to-know-about-the-history-of-a/)

Chenjerai Hove

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## More by Chenjerai Hove

> [Creativity is a space for solitary longing, the desire to be elsewhere in space and time, to be in a new ideal world where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chenjerai-hove/creativity-is-a-space-for-solitary-longing-the-desire-to-be-elsewhere/)

Chenjerai Hove

> [When I take up my pen to write, I feel the strength of standing up and refusing to be silent. In an oppressive situation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chenjerai-hove/when-i-take-up-my-pen-to-write-i-feel-the-strength-of-standing-up-and/)

Chenjerai Hove

> [“I always tell people that if they want to know about the history of a country, do not go to the history books, go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chenjerai-hove/i-always-tell-people-that-if-they-want-to-know-about-the-history-of-a/)

Chenjerai Hove

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