Tendai Huchu

Tendai Huchu (born 28 September 1982)^[1][2] who also writes as T. L. Huchu is a Zimbabwean author, best known for his novels The Hairdresser of Harare (2010)^[3] and The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014).

Tendai Huchu
Huchu in 2024
Born	(1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 42) Bindura, Zimbabwe
Occupation	Author
Alma mater	University of Zimbabwe
Notable works	The Hairdresser of Harare (2010), The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)

Tendai Huchu's first novel, The Hairdresser of Harare, was released in 2010 to critical acclaim, and has been translated into German, French, Italian and Spanish. His short fiction in multiple genres and nonfiction have appeared in Enkare Review, The Manchester Review, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Gutter, Interzone, AfroSF, Wasafiri, Warscapes, The Africa Report and elsewhere. In 2013, he received a Hawthornden Fellowship and a Sacatar Fellowship. He was shortlisted for the 2014 Caine Prize.

As of 2015,^[update] he is a podiatrist in Edinburgh.^[4]

Publications

Edinburgh Nights series

• The Library of the Dead. New York, Tor Books, 2021^[5]
• Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments, New York, Tor Books, 2022, ISBN 9781250767790^[6]
• The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle, London, Pan Macmillan, 2023, ISBN 9781529097726^[7]
• The Legacy of Arniston House, New York, Tor Books, 2024, ISBN 9781250883094^[8]

Standalone works

• The Hairdresser of Harare. Oxford, Weaver Press, 2010
• The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician. Cardigan, AmaBooks, 2014