Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Zimbabwe Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
Her first novel was the first published in English by a Black Zimbabwean woman, and the BBC later named it one of the hundred books that shaped the world.
Born at Mutoko in February 1959, Dangarembga is a novelist, playwright and filmmaker. Nervous Conditions appeared in 1988.
In 2018 the BBC named it among the top hundred books that have shaped the world. She has also been a persistent critic of the Zimbabwean government, and was arrested during protests in 2020.
In 2018 the BBC named it among the top hundred books that have shaped the world. She has also been a persistent critic of the Zimbabwean government, and was arrested during protests in 2020.
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