Zimbabwean female writer Qiqi Dangerenbug's "Tenbu Zhai Trilogy" includes "Restless State", "The Book of Defeat", and "This Mourning Body", among which "Restless State" won the Commonwealth Novelist Award and was selected for Best African English Novel. Although 'This Mourning Body' has been published for a short time, it has been nominated for the Booker Prize shortlist and listed as one of the BBC's' 100 Books That Influence the World '. Academic research on the trilogy often focuses on feminist, psychological criticism, or postcolonial criticism perspectives, but lacks systematicity and wholeness. This article aims to conduct a comprehensive examination of the living conditions and psychological difficulties of female characters in the trilogy from the perspectives of history, culture, and reality. It explores how the author revises the public historical memory of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War through the text and criticizes Fanon and Ngugi's neglect of African black female roles in colonial discourse.

Correcting Public Historical Memory: Reshaping the Image of Women in the National Liberation War

In depth exploration of the portrayal and memory of women in the Zimbabwe National Liberation War. In Zimbabwe, women have long been in a disadvantaged position in a patriarchal society and lack opportunities to speak out. Dangerenbug's "Tambo Trilogy" portrays the suffering of female characters, speaks up for African women, and reflects the marginalization and victimization of women in society. In the national liberation war, although female guerrilla fighters made significant contributions, they were often overlooked or demonized in public historical memory. Despite some measures taken by the Mugabe government to recognize women's contributions, the majority of women are still excluded from the political and economic spheres. In public historical memory and cultural landscapes, female heroic images are rarely depicted positively, reflecting a tendency towards gender discrimination.

Dialogue with Fanon: Writing about the 'uneasy state' of colonized women

In depth exploration of the Western stereotype of Africa and its manifestation in the writing of colonial psychopathology, Fanon criticized this stereotype in "The World's Suffering People" and pointed out the "horizontal violence" caused by colonialism and the "uneasy state" of the colonized. Sartre emphasized in the preface the destructive nature of the suppressed anger and uneasy state of the colonized. Dangerenbuge's "State of Discomfort" is a literary response to the theory of French colonialism, questioning the issue of French neglect of the spiritual struggles of colonized women from a female perspective. Klimer pointed out that Dangerenbug respected Fanon's discourse, while criticizing his tendency towards the symbolization of women. In Fanon's works, colonized women are almost absent, while Dangerenbug focuses on the "uneasy state" and "horizontal violence" of colonized women caused by colonial political oppression, and sees it as the result of the collusion between patriarchy and colonialism. The novel portrays the spiritual dilemma of colonized women and their unspeakable predicament under male hegemony through delicate descriptions, criticizing the simplistic treatment of the spiritual world of colonized women by French peasants.

Dialogue with Engugi: Revisiting Western Colonial Education

In depth exploration of African writers' views on Western colonial education, pointing out that educational tools were used by colonizers as a means of control and ideological dissemination. In his works, Ngugi emphasized the destructive impact of colonial education on African identity and culture, believing that it led to physical and mental separation and cultural alienation. Dangerenbug reveals in his works the gender issues overlooked by Ngugi, and through the educational experiences of female characters, demonstrates the dual impact of colonial education on women. Tanbu's experience shows that although colonial education brought about racial and gender discrimination, it also provided a possibility of liberation, allowing her to reflect and tell her own story. Dangerenbug believes that colonial education is both a tool for restraint and liberation. Through the struggle and growth of her characters, she demonstrates the positive role of African women in resisting colonialism and gender discrimination. In addition, Enyasha's story shows that colonial education can be a way for women to achieve self realization and resist oppression. Dangerenbug's "Tambu Trilogy" criticized Western colonial politics and African patriarchal culture, emphasized the important role of African women in the struggle against colonialism and imperialism, and demonstrated their positive role and liberating power in colonial education.