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Charles Mungoshi

PROPERTY

PROPERTY

PROPERTY

Since the time I learned that
property can be both
a blessing and a curse
I have been trying very hard
to hide this realisation
from people closest to me –
those people – kith and next of kin
who are likely to prosper or suffer
through the impoverishment
of my circumstances.
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PROPERTY

Since the time I learned that
property can be both
a blessing and a curse
I have been trying very hard
to hide this realisation
from people closest to me –
those people – kith and next of kin
who are likely to prosper or suffer
through the impoverishment
of my circumstances.

PROPERTY

Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Prins Bernhard cultuurfonds
Lira fonds
Versopolis
J.E. Jurriaanse
Gefinancierd door de Europese Unie
Elise Mathilde Fonds
Stichting Verzameling van Wijngaarden-Boot
Veerhuis
VDM
Partners
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