Masitera’s rich literary legacy

BETWEEN THE LINES:Phillip Chidavaenzi

LILLIAN Masitera, who died on Wednesday last week and was buried in Bikita on Sunday, was one of the country’s foremost authors and leaves behind a rich legacy of feminist literature that has contributed to society’s fight against toxic masculinity under the banner of patriarchy.

I have had the privilege of collecting her works — Militant Shadow (1996), Now I Can Play and Other Stories (1999), The Trail (2001), Start With Me (2011) and Saskam Express (2014) — which all belong to the feminist discourse.

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