Dangarembga Bags PEN Freedom of Expression Award
By Paidashe Mandivengerei ZIMBABWE’S multi-award winning novelist and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Wednesday scooped the PEN Award for Freedom of Expression. She was conferred with the award at the 26 th online edition of the ongoing Winternachten International Literature Festival in The Hague, the Netherlands. While the award celebrates her work as an author it also recognises her as an activist in Zimbabwe fighting for freedom of expression. In a statement, PEN International wrote; “On Wednesday 13 th January 2021, PEN will honour the courage of Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga,...
Source: newzimbabwe.com