In August 2022, acclaimed Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga published her first book of non-fiction, simply titled Black and Female. As if confirming her lament about the challenges of “writing ...

Accepting a prestigious German prize Sunday in honor of her work, Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga called for a “new Enlightenment,” saying a fundamental shift is needed to overcome ...

After facing years of trial for attending an anti-government protest in her country in 2020, the acclaimed novelist has finally been acquitted. The Booker Prize nominee calls for justice for those ...

After her peaceful activism led to a conviction for promoting violence, Zimbabwe’s most distinguished novelist contemplates the possibility of a life in exile The state-led prosecution of Tsitsi ...

The 2021 winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade was among scores of people arrested during anti-government protests in 2020. Tsitsi Dangarembga has been given a suspended prison sentence.

The Zimbabwean writer and film-maker’s nonfiction debut weaves the personal and the political to arresting effect I read Tsitsi Dangarembga’s debut novel Nervous Conditions in 2016, nearly 30 years ...

Four days after the Zimbabwean writer and film-maker made the Booker longlist, she was arrested. She talks about protest, Africa’s film industry and her hopes for her country Four days after learning ...

The Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga has received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. She tells DW about the issues affecting literature in her home country. Tsitsi Dangarembga ...

BERLINBERLIN — Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga has been awarded a prestigious German prize for a body of work that has made her a prominent African literary voice. Dangarembga, 62, ...