Yvonne Vera
Zimbabwean novelist whose lyrical, unflinching fiction explored the violence visited on women's bodies during and after Zimbabwe's liberation war. Butterfly Burning is her most celebrated work.
Works
- Butterfly BurningNovel about a young Black woman's domestic rebellion and impossible love set in colonial Zimbabwe
- NehandaHistorical novel about a Zimbabwean resistance leader during British colonial rule
- Under the TongueLyrical novella depicting a woman's silent struggle and transgression in post-colonial Zimbabwe
- The Stone VirginsNovel about women's lives and violence during Zimbabwe's independence struggle and aftermath
- Without a NameNovel exploring violence and identity in post-colonial Zimbabwe through a woman's perspective