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Nervous Conditions

By: Tsitsi Dangarembga
Narrated by: Chipo Chung
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FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THIS MOURNABLE BODY, ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 WOMEN FOR 2020

' UNFORGETTABLE' Alice Walker 'THIS IS THE BOOK WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR' Doris Lessing 'A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE BOOK.' Booklist 'AN ABSORBING PAGE-TURNER' Bloomsbury Review 'A MASTERPIECE' Madeleine Thien 'ARRESTING' Kwame Anthony Appiah

Two decades before Zimbabwe would win independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family, and within her burns the desire for independence. A timeless coming-of-age tale, and a powerful exploration of cultural imperialism, Nervous Conditions charts Tambu's journey to personhood in a nation that is also emerging.

'With its searing observations, devastating exploration of the state of "not being", wicked humour and astonishing immersion into the mind of a young woman growing up and growing old before her time, the novel is a masterpiece.' Madelein Thien

©2021 Tsitsi Dangarembga (P)2021 Faber & Faber Classics Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Africa

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A fascinating and well written book. I really enjoyed it! would listen to again.

great book

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The voice sounds authentic for the book and region - I hate English sounding voices reading books set in Africa. Fabulous story. I love the sense of Zimbabwe that comes through in this. This gets into themes of gender, race, poverty, and colonisation. All through the story and you can almost smell Africa and feel it on your skin.

Bathe yourself in Zimbabwe.

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I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. thank you so much. our book club will never be the same again.

My first audiobook- loved it!

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I found the story exploed the complexities of identity and growing up really well. I was taken completely unawares by the ending....I just wanted the tale to carry on as I'd become so involved with the characters.

Great narration brought this story to life

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Book clearly explains village life in Zimbabwe and the life of the girl child.

Great story, wonderfully written

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