Let's make this birthday one to remember.

69 years old (Born on February 09, 1956)

Happy Birthday to the legendary Chenjerai Hove! Your words have danced gracefully through pages, from "Bones" that earned you Zimbabwe's Literary Award, to poetic masterpieces like "Red Hills of Home," and insightful essays in "Blind Moon." You've given us stories rich enough to make even ancestors chuckle with pride.

May your birthday be as timelessly brilliant as your novels and poems. Here's hoping today brings laughter louder than literary critics' applause, joy deeper than ancestral wisdom, and cake sweeter than any metaphor you've penned. Keep inspiring us all—your legacy is truly one for the books (pun intended)!