Nervous Conditions

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Nervous Conditions is a groundbreaking semi-autobiographical novel by Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga that explores gender, colonialism, and identity through the coming-of-age story of a young Shona girl.

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instanceOf coming-of-age novel
novel
semi-autobiographical novel
author Tsitsi Dangarembga
awarded Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Africa region
countryOfOrigin Zimbabwe
explores conflict between tradition and modernity
impact of colonial education on African women
psychological effects of colonialism
focusesOn Shona people
Shona women
followedBy The Book of Not
This Mournable Body
genre African literature
Bildungsroman
feminist literature
postcolonial literature
hasCharacter Babamukuru
Maiguru
Nyasha
Tambu's father
Tambu's mother
inspiredBy The Wretched of the Earth
language English
literarySignificance landmark of African feminist writing
mainCharacter Tambudzai
narrator Tambudzai
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Tambudzai trilogy
placeOfPublication United Kingdom
protagonist Tambudzai
publicationYear 1988
publisher The Women's Press
linked to: Women’s Press
recognizedAs first novel in English by a Black Zimbabwean woman
setting Rhodesia
rural Zimbabwe
settingPeriod 1960s
1970s
subtitle A Novel
takesTitleFrom The Wretched of the Earth
theme class
colonialism
cultural conflict
education
gender
identity
patriarchy
race
title Nervous Conditions

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Tsitsi Dangarembga notableWork Nervous Conditions
Tsitsi Dangarembga wrote Nervous Conditions
Nervous Conditions title Nervous Conditions
The Book of Not follows Nervous Conditions
This Mournable Body prequel Nervous Conditions
She No Longer Weeps relatedWorkAuthor Nervous Conditions
Zimbabwean literature hasNotableWork Nervous Conditions