In my search for African continental writers who write in English, I realized that most of the authors typically emerge from Nigeria, Kenya, or South Africa. I’m guessing the heavy influence of the British Empire on these countries’ education system means more writers who are bilingual (or trilingual, even more likely) and who write novels in English. So it was a pleasant surprise to discover Yvonne Vera, from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. While I won’t be teaching Butterfly Burning this semester, it’s a short novel that I’ll […]