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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_the_Western_Cape
gptkb:University_of_Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Noma_Award_for_Publishing_in_Africa
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1964-02-22
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Tendai_Vera
gptkb:Tinashe_Vera
Tafadzwa Vera
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gptkbp:death_date
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2005-04-07
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
Historical fiction
Literary fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Yvonne Vera
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gptkbp:influenced
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Feminist literature
African literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Chinua_Achebe
gptkb:Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o
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gptkbp:known_for
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Cultural commentary
Innovative narrative techniques
Exploring themes of identity and gender
Challenging colonial narratives
Depicting the struggles of women in Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:language
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English
Shona
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gptkbp:nationality
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Zimbabwean
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Butterfly_Burning
gptkb:Nervous_Conditions
gptkb:The_Stone_Virgins
The Last of the Sweet Bananas
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:short_stories
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Bulawayo,_Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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Harare, Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:M._J._M._Vera
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.yvonnevera.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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