Yvonne Vera Writer

Yvonne Vera (September 19, 1964 - April 7, 2005) was an award-winning author from Zimbabwe. Her novels are known for their poetic prose, difficult subject-matter, and their strong women characters, and are firmly rooted in Zimbabwe's difficult past. For these reasons, she has been widely studied and appreciated by those studying postcolonial African literature.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 19, 1964
Birth place
Southern Rhodesia , Bulawayo
Date of deathApril 07, 2005
Place of death
Toronto , Canada

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Career start1992
Career end2005

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Yvonne Vera on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.postcolonialweb.org/zimbabwe/vera/veraov.html
  2. http://www.weaverpresszimbabwe.com/lit/litframeset.htm?signstaboo.htm
  3. http://www.weaverpresszimbabwe.com/reviews/reviewframeset.htm