Saturday, December 8, 2012

YVONNE VERA


Yvonne Vera was one of the finest writers Africa has ever produced. Born in Zimbabwe, she went on to approach the art of writing with a finicky, energetic zest that showcased her talent.
Her published books include Nehanda (1993), short-listed for Commonwealth Writers' Prize,  Without a Name (1994), awarded Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Africa and Zimbabwe Publishers' Literary Award; Under the Tongue (1997); Butterfly Burning (2000), awarded German Literature Prize 2002, chosen as one of Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century in 2002; and The Stone Virgins

Studies:
 

Sign and taboo : perspectives on the poetic fiction of Yvonne Vera 

Doris Lessing, Yvonne Vera : comparative views of Zimbabwe. By Annemarie Rathke

Emerging perspectives on Yvonne Vera. Edited by Helen Cousins and
Pauline Dodgson-Katiyo

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