Deze trilogie duikt in de complexiteit van opgroeien in Zimbabwe onder en na de koloniale overheersing. Het volgt de reizen van jonge vrouwen die ernaar streven hun identiteit en stem te vinden in een wereld gevormd door patriarchale en raciale hiërarchieën. De serie biedt een diepgaande verkenning van de interne en externe strijd voor emancipatie, onderwijs en zelfbeschikking. Het presenteert een diep persoonlijk perspectief op de psychologische en sociale gevolgen van onderdrukking en het verlangen naar vrijheid.
"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