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BIOGRAPHY
Tsitsi Dangarembga, novelist and playwright, was born in Mutoko, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). She moved to England with her family when she was two, but they returned to Rhodesia when she was six. She was educated at Cambridge where she studied medicine and psychology. She left school without a degree, working for an advertising agency as a copywriter. She later studied psychology at the University of Harare. After becoming successful as a writer, she entered the Deutsche Film und Fernseh Academie in Berlin.
Dangarembga made her debut as a writer with the play SHE NO LONGER WEEPS when she was 28. Her next publication was a novel, NERVOUS CONDITIONS, which was published the following year. This was the first book published in English by a black Zimbabwean woman. It was awarded the Commonwealth Writers Prize. Her novels gave a voice to the black women of Zimbabwe. NERIA, published in 1992, was made into a film and became the highest grossing film in Zimbabwean history.
CHRONOLOGY
1959 She was born in Mutoko, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
1961 She moved with her family to England.
1965 She returned to Rhodesia.
1977 She studied medicine at Cambridge University. However, she did not complete her studies there.
1980 She returned to Zimbabwe. She entered the University of Harare which was at that time called Salisbury. There she studied psychology. She became involved with a drama group at the university. Her participation within the group led to her interest in writing. She also worked as a copywriter for a marketing agency while attending school.
1983 She became a member of the theatre troupe Zambuko.
1985 "The Letter"
1987 SHE NO LONGER WEEPS
1988 NERVOUS CONDITIONS; The book was awarded the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
1991 She went to Denmark to be part of the Images-of-Africa festival.
1992 NERIA
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