Catherine Buckle

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Catherine Buckle
Born1957
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Harare, Zimbabwe)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityZimbabwean citizenship
Period2000–present
GenreNon fiction
SubjectLetters, books, and memoirs about Zimbabwe
Website
www.cathybuckle.co.zw

Catherine "Cathy" Buckle is a writer and blogger, born 1957, in Southern Rhodesia, which is now modern-day Zimbabwe.

Biography

Buckle is a single mother living in Marondera, in rural Zimbabwe. She graduated from the University of Rhodesia in 1979, having originally trained as a social worker.

Her blog, "Letters from Zimbabwe", includes print, photos, personal entries, and broadcast media outlets. She writes stories about wildlife, conservation, flora and fauna of her country.

Writings

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.

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.

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

  • 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)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Buckle, Catherine (2 March 2024). "About Cathy Buckle". Cathy Buckle Letters from Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Books By Cathy Buckle". cathybuckle.co.zw. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ "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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