Yvonne Vera

Yvonne Vera was a Zimbabwean author who began with the short story collection Why Don't You Carve Other Animals (1992) and went on to write five novels, among them Nehanda, Without a Name, Under the Tongue, Butterfly Burning and The Stone Virgins. Her novels are rooted in Zimbabwe's past and often center strong women, and they are widely studied in postcolonial African literature. She died in April 2005.