The Polygamist's creator says women see themselves reflected in her Netflix hit
Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all.
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"I'm not against polygamy. What I'm against is the lack of agency."
— Sue Nyathi , Other
"Everybody knows who's who in the zoo."
— Sue Nyathi , Other
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Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all.
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