<p>These short stories by Zimbabwean poet and novelist, John Eppel, are not for the politically correct. Eppel should have listened to the wise words of Enobarbus in Shakespeare&rsquo;s Antony and Cleopatra: &lsquo;That the truth should be silent, I had almost forgot&rsquo;. But, once a fool, always a fool. In <em>White Man Walking</em>, you will find semi-fictionalised accounts of greed, cruelty, and corruption; idiocy, naivety, and irresponsibility. Oh, and there are occasional moments of tenderness!</p>