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The Writer's Role: Tsitsi Dangarembga speaks about being Zimbabwean and the role of the writer
PEN American Centre
April 19, 2005

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Tsitsi Dangarembga speaks about the role of the writer at the PEN American Centre

Tsitsi Dangarembga was born in Zimbabwe. Her novel Nervous Conditions won the African Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.

She has also studied filmmaking, graduating with honors from the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. Her first feature, Kare Kare Zvako: Mother’s Day premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005.

Dangarembga lives in Harare, Zimbabwe, where she owns a film production company. She is also at work completing her second novel.

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  Language: English
  Duration: 44min 46sec
  Date: April 19, 2005
  File Type: MP3
  Size: 5.39MB

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