"Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night."
A future Zimbabwean shaman looks into her heart and sees that the fire of her heart has totally destroyed her father's heart.
Now she is free.
But at what price?
This extract from my thesis considers that there is a link between the literary endeavours of Zimbabwean writer, Dambudzo Marechera, and the neuropsychology of shamanism.