Nervous Conditions

Nervous Conditions

by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Graywolf Press · 2021 · 304 pages

In post-colonial Zimbabwe, a young girl named Tambudzai dreams of escaping her rural life and poverty through education. When her wealthy uncle offers to pay for her schooling, she sees a path to freedom, but the mission school's lessons come with unexpected and complicated costs. This powerful coming-of-age story explores the pressures of family expectation, the allure of opportunity, and the complex realities of female independence in a rapidly changing world.

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