Quote by: Michael Dorris

The World Bank, anxious that the last vestiges of Zimbabwe's former inclination toward socialism be abandoned, successfully urged the imposition of a token tuition charge for all grade levels. Equivalent to one U. S. dollar per year per child, this fee constitutes a burden to the poorest families, who have responded by sending only boys to classes. Too many of the girls . . . have resorted to prostitution in order to eat.


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Author Bio


  • NameMichael Dorris
  • DescriptionAmerican fiction writer, essayist, memoirist
  • BornJanuary 30, 1945
  • DiedApril 10, 1997
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Writer; Novelist
  • WorksA Yellow Raft In Blue Water
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship