Description: (Novelist)
Tsitsi Dangarembga is a highly acclaimed Zimbabwean novelist, playwright, and filmmaker known for her groundbreaking debut novel, Nervous Conditions. The first English publication by a Black Zimbabwean woman, it has been celebrated as a seminal work. Dangarembga has received prestigious literary awards, including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the PEN Pinter Prize, throughout her career. Despite facing challenges, she remains dedicated to making a profound impact on the literary world through her thought-provoking storytelling and advocacy for social change.