Sue Nyathi

Sue Nyathi (born 23 June 1978) is a Zimbabwean author known for her books The Gold Diggers, An Angel's Demise and The Polygamist. Quotes I knew a lot about European history, but I couldn’t tell you anything substantial about African history my early reading was devoid of Black writers and African literature as a whole Most of the books I read reinforce the way I think and view things I enjoy writing all my characters, otherwise they would not make it into my books Writing as a career is not financially lucrative for most writers write for love before you consider writing for money WRITE FOR LOVE BEFORE YOU CONSIDER WRITING FOR MONEY 14 September, 2014 life has light moments and dark moments. It’s not just a canvas painted with one brush, and so I just wanted to bring all that together to show the different layers, the happy and sad moments A lot of religious people are like that. They have zero empathy and a lot more judgement. You have people who are affluent and people who are poor. Who decides how the scales are weighed? Wealth comes with its own problems and challenges I like to show that as much as we like to divide ourselves with borders, we’re more related than we think We never go deep into dealing with our wounds. We carry things forward, from one generation to the next Africa in dialogue: The Ascension of Africa's storytellers 21 May, 2021 I think Africa has a wealth of talent which remains largely unknown, never mind celebrated I am tired of this portrayal of African women as being timid, oppressed creatures MEET ... SUE NYATHI n.d I believe books should transport you to places, whether real or imagined I hate reading a book and not being able to locate myself. I’m intentional about provoking empathy and creating a conversation around those kind of topics writing is a space where I can be bold and brazen, uncensored even Life is about taking chances and believing in yourself Yes, writing fiction is risky but then, as they say in finance, the higher the risk, the higher the return I’m intentional about provoking empathy' - Sue Nyathi 02 November, 2020 A country needs to be judged by the living standards of its poorest people and not the few elite. I think there is a tendency of viewing happiness as a destination and that you can exist in that state forever, I dont buy that. Sue Nyathi on her ground breaking book: The Gold Diggers 06 July, 2018 For me, writing is like being an actress, in a way, because I get into the role, to make it believable. Otherwise you won’t be able to connect and relate to it For me, writing is like being an actress’ – Sue Nyathi chats about getting into her characters’ heads and her new novel The Gold Diggers n.d The genesis of current problems is rooted in the past Learning from history allows us to not only learn about a country’s complexities and heritage but also solidifies our identity about ourselves as a people Up close and personal with novelist Sue Nyathi about her latest novel- An Angel’s Demise 10 December, 2022 External links ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sue Nyathi WRITE FOR LOVE BEFORE YOU CONSIDER WRITING FOR MONEY’ Category:Novelists from Zimbabwe Category:Women authors from Zimbabwe Category:1978 births Category:Women born in the 1970s Category:Living people