Questa trilogia approfondisce le complessità della crescita nello Zimbabwe sotto e dopo il dominio coloniale. Segue i viaggi di giovani donne che si sforzano di trovare la loro identità e voce in un mondo plasmato da gerarchie patriarcali e razziali. La serie offre una profonda esplorazione delle lotte interne ed esterne per l'emancipazione, l'istruzione e l'autodeterminazione. Presenta una prospettiva profondamente personale sugli impatti psicologici e sociali dell'oppressione e sul desiderio di libertà.
"Nervous Conditions brings to the politics of decolonization theory the energy of women's rights. By now a classic in African literature and Black women's literature internationally, Nervous Conditions is a must for anyone wanting to understand voice, memory, and coming of age for young Black women in Africa." -- back cover.
The second novel from the Booker Prize shortlisted author of This Mournable Body and Nervous Conditions continues Tambu's story.
A sequel to Nervous Conditions, this is a powerful and engaging story about one young woman's quest to redefine the personal and political forces that threaten to engulf her. As its title suggests, this is also a book about denial and unfulfilled expectations and about the theft of the self that remains one of colonialism's most pernicious legacies. The novel disrupts any comfortable sense of closure to the dilemmas of colonial modernity explored in Nervous Conditions and as such is a fitting sequel.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020 'Magnificent' Guardian 'A Masterpiece' New York Times