death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date period spouse article_title name occupation
toronto , canada 7 april 2005 bulawayo , southern rhodesia zimbabwean 19 september 1964 1992 & ndash ; 2005 john jose -lrb- 1987 & ndash ; 2005 -rrb- yvonne vera
 yvonne vera novelist , short story writer , arts administrator
yvonne vera

yvonne vera -lrb- september 19 , 1964 - april 7 , 2005 -rrb- was an award-winning author from zimbabwe .
her novels are known for their poetic prose , difficult subject-matter , and their strong women characters , and are firmly rooted in zimbabwe 's difficult past .
for these reasons , she has been widely studied and appreciated by those studying postcolonial african literature .
