Nervous Conditions [Import]

Type

Book

Authors

Tsitsi Dangarembga

ISBN 10

0954702336

ISBN 13

9780954702335

Tags

Coming of Age, Contemporary, Literary, Literature

Description

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize!Dangaremba s acclaimed first novel tells of the coming-of-age of Tambu, and through her, also offers a profound portrait of African society. In awarding Nervous Conditions the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa in 1989, the judges described the book as a beautiful and sensitive exploration of the plight and struggle of an African people.... A distinguishing feature of this work is its courageous honesty and devastating understatement. - from Amzon

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