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This Mournable Body

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Tsitsi Dangarembga pictured after receiving bail following her arrest in Harare on July 31. (Photo: Jekesai Njikizana)
BOOKER PRIZE

Tsitsi Dangarembga: Are we mourning ourselves, each other and this state we are in?

The author discusses the trilogy of novels that propelled her onto the Booker shortlist, and their relevance to present-day Zimbabwe

  • Zamansele Nsele
14 min read
The printed word: This selection of literature has been written by two South Africans, a Zimbabwean, a Nigerian and a Jamaican
AUTHOR

Five good reads to enjoy

The books include a collection of short stories, three novels and a great work of nonfiction

  • Zukiswa Wanner
4 min read
Unhu: Through telling a story, author Tsitsi Dangarembga looks at women’s varying views and and the dynamics between them
AUTHOR

Dangarembga builds on her two earlier books

Here the protagonist is in her 30s, and she again narrates her story herself with an interesting distancing to reflect the divisions in her being.

  • Jane Rosenthal
6 min read