DL/A-Z//DAN - [Correspondence with Tsitsi Dangarembga]

DL/A-Z//DAN

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[Correspondence with Tsitsi Dangarembga]

1989-2003

10 Letters (typescript)
1 Postcards
1 Fax

Africa Centre

Dangarembga, Tsitsi
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013

12 items, some highlighted. Includes correspondence with The Women's Press [see file DL/A-Z//WOM P].

DL/A-Z//DAN/001 [from Ros de Lanerolle to Doris Lessing, 04/10/1989]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes that Tsitsi Dangarembga's book, Nervous Conditions, is going to be published by Trevi Publishers thanks to Lessing's recommendation. Mentions that Tsitsi won the Africa section of the Commonwealth Prize with the book.

DL/A-Z//DAN/005-006

Puff piece, 1 leaf, typed.
Two drafts of the puff piece written by Lessing to send to Albin Michel to aid in promotion of Nervous Conditions. Discusses the importance of black female writers in Africa and the book's importance on women's education and liberation. Discusses traditional African society and the difficulties for women in these environments.