Description

In Tsitsi Dangarembga's powerful novel, Tambudzai, the protagonist from *Nervous Conditions*, finds her dreams of a successful future unraveling in contemporary Zimbabwe. Now in her forties, she navigates a landscape of profound disappointment, facing constant humiliation as she struggles to build a life for herself. As the gap between her aspirations and her grim reality widens, Tambudzai is pushed to a breaking point, forcing a confrontation with the disillusionment of both personal ambition and a fledgling nation. Dangarembga masterfully explores themes of post-colonial struggle, female identity, and the enduring search for dignity in a world that often denies it.

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paperback edition cover

paperback

Faber & Faber, Limited

Published Jan 1, 2021

384 pages

ISBN: 9780571355525

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Details

First Published

2018

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga.

Violence
War/Trauma
Death/Grief