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Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions
Author: Tsitsi Dangarembga
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780954702335
ISBN-10: 0954702336
Publication Date: 10/10/2004
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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A powerful personal account of one African girl's experience with colonization. Intensely highlights her struggles in severe cultural transition.


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