It reads powerfully in the Shona language, and is one of two of her books newly translated into it.
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Christopher Mlalazi, award-winning novelist, was inspired by the stories he was told by his grandparents as a child.
Dozens of young writers were published first at Weaver Press, which believed in fiction as a way of telling the truth.
Variations of English names reveal the enduring effects of British rule - but there’s also a return to tradition.
Writers have challenged oppression, exposed social injustices and advocated for political change.
Novelist Petina Gappah’s call for translators on Facebook has resulted in the publication of Chimurenga Chemhuka.
Playing out in an animal kingdom, Glory is a devastating political commentary on Zimbabwe today.
Despite being almost erased from history, Sithole’s ideas are still relevant today.
Hundreds of handwritten letters found in an archive have revealed the real import of the writer’s enduring influence.
That none of his collections were published in apartheid South Africa testifies to the police state’s censorship.
Her new book “This Mournable Body” was announced as a Booker Prize contender just days before her arrest for protesting against a government clampdown.
Artists are filling the state’s silence by revisiting history so that it can be discussed.
