Novuyo Rosa Tshuma is a celebrated Zimbabwean author whose works delve into the complexities of human relationships and societal issues. Her writing is characterized by its penetrating psychological depth and poetic language, drawing readers into richly rendered worlds. Through her short stories and novellas, Tshuma often explores themes of identity, memory, and the search for belonging, employing a style that is both challenging and immersive. Her ability to capture the subtle nuances of the human experience has earned her critical acclaim and devoted readership.
'Easily the best debut I've read this year, Tshuma's novel is both hilarious and horrifying, filled with compassion, anger and despair. [Her] unreliable narrator [is] of the kind that deserves to be remembered up there with Humbert Humbert' Kim Evans, Culturefly
A National Book Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2024 Science + Literature Selection Blending drama and satire while examining the complexities of colonialism, racism, and what it means to be American, Digging Stars probes the emotional universes of love, friendship, family, and nationhood.