Butterfly Burning

Blurb

Butterfly Burning is a novel written by Zimbabwean writer Yvonne Vera. The novel was published on January 1, 1998. Set in the late 1940s, it is about the voice of the people under colonialism in Zimbabwe. It is a romantic story that follows the life of construction worker Fumbatha, who falls in love with Phephelaphi, a much younger woman.