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Zimbabwean literature is literature produced by authors from Zimbabwe or in the Zimbabwean Diaspora.The tradition of literature starts with a long oral tradition, was influenced heavily by western literature that influenced multiple countries in the same region such as Malawi and Zambia whereby these three countries have very similar languages and a lot of words seem to be quite similar only ...
Charles C Singende (1943–2007), poet and Shona Literature Bureau, contributor and compiler of Nhetembo 1977; L. Washington Chaparadza (1929–1964), Shona writer; Paul Chidyausiku (1929– ), preacher and writer; Bernard Chidzero (1927–2002), economist and novelist
Tsitsi Dangarembga (born 4 February 1959) is a Zimbabwean novelist, playwright and filmmaker. Her debut novel, Nervous Conditions (1988), which was the first to be published in English by a Black woman from Zimbabwe, was named by the BBC in 2018 as one of the top 100 books that have shaped the world. [1]
Joyce Simango (née Hlatywayo) is a Zimbabwean author. She became the first female Shona novelist when she published Zviuya Zviri Mberi , or "Good Things are Ahead", in 1974. Life
Zimbabwe Women Writers (ZWW) is an organization for women writers established in 1990 in Zimbabwe. It was "the first women's organization in Zimbabwe and in Southern Africa to address gender imbalance through writing and publishing".
Dambudzo Marechera (4 June 1952 – 18 August 1987) was a Zimbabwean novelist, short story writer, playwright, and poet.His short career produced a book of stories, two novels (one published posthumously), a book of plays, prose, and poetry, and a collection of poetry (also posthumous).
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An avid student of literature, Muponde, studied at the University of Zimbabwe where he received an MA in English Literature. He subsequently taught at many secondary schools, before he was appointed head and coordinator of literary studies at Zimbabwe Open University.