THE JOURNEY
Muroro’s story begins in Sena in the 18th century, when he set out with a trading caravan into the African interior. What followed became part of a family history preserved through generations of oral memory.
The journey connects the Zambezi world of Sena with the communities farther inland, where Muroro’s path took an unexpected turn and a new branch of the family story began.
FROM MEMORY TO BOOK
How the Story Was Preserved
Oral Memory
Genealogy
Historical Research
Two Languages
The story was passed through generations of the family, carried in the voices of elders long before it was written down.
Family lineages and remembered relationships helped connect Muroro’s journey to the generations that followed him.
Maps, historical records and the wider history of Sena and the African interior were used to place the family memory within its historical setting.
Muroro is told in both Shona and English, preserving the cultural voice of the story while making it accessible to a wider readership.
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