Zimbabwean literature

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 during colonial rule, and acts as a form of protest to the government.[1][2][3]

Prominent Zimbabwean writers include Doris Lessing, Dambudzo Marechera,[4] NoViolet Bulawayo,[1] Chenjerai Hove, Yvonne Vera, Stanlake Samkange.[5] and Tsitsi Dangarembga.[6]

  1. ^ a b Mushakavanhu, Tinashe (27 July 2022). "NoViolet Bulawayo's new novel is an instant Zimbabwean classic". The Conversation. University of Oxford. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ Tapureta, Beavan (10 October 2020). "In Zimbabwe, literature is protest". Bangkok Post.
  3. ^ Primorac, Ranka (22 April 2008). "Literature and crisis in Zimbabwe". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ Mushakavanhu, Tinashe (2020). Reincarnating Marechera: Notes On a Speculative Archive. 2020 Pamphlet Series. Inpress Books. ISBN 978-1-946433-60-2.
  5. ^ Primorac, Ranka (2005). "Stanlake Samkange". In John Thieme; Helen Rachel Cousins; David Firth (eds.). The Literary Encyclopedia. South Africa and other Southern Writing and Culture. Vol. 7.2.3.03. University of Southampton: The Literary Dictionary Company Limited.
  6. ^ Mudzonga, Tawanda (28 July 2023). "Zimbabwe, she wrote: the women telling their country's story for a new era". The Guardian.