...and the women spread their ntsaroz and sit on one side, … - NoViolet Bulawayo

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...and the women spread their ntsaroz and sit on one side, the men on the other, like they are two different rivers that are not supposed to meet.

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NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (born 12 October 1981), a Zimbabwean author and Stegner Fellow at Stanford University (2012–14). Bulawayo was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014.

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Alternative Names: Elizabeth Zandile Tshele • Elizabeth Tshele

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...and the women spread their ntsaroz and sit on one side, the men on the other, like they are two different rivers that are not supposed to meet. - NoViolet Bulawayo

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