Tsitsi Dangarembga | This Mournable Body
- Copyright: © 2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga
A searing novel about the obstacles facing women in Zimbabwe, by one of the country’s most notable authors
Anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job, Tambudzai finds herself living in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare. For reasons that include her grim financial prospects and her age, she moves to a widow’s boarding house and eventually finds work as a biology teacher. But at every turn in her attempt to make a life for herself, she is faced with a fresh humiliation, until the painful contrast between the future she imagined and her daily reality ultimately drives her to a breaking point.- Language: English
- Dimensions: 19,7 х 13 cm
- Pages: 371
- Cover: softcover
- Year: 2020