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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nervous Conditions canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Nervous Conditions Context triple: [Tsitsi Dangarembga, notableWork, Nervous Conditions]
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nervous Conditions Target entity description: 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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A.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1995 film adaptation of Alan Paton's classic South African novel, depicting racial injustice and reconciliation during the apartheid era.
-
B.
Weep Not, Child
Weep Not, Child is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the impact of British colonialism and the Mau Mau uprising on a young boy and his community.
-
C.
The Grass Is Singing
The Grass Is Singing is Doris Lessing’s debut novel, a psychologically intense exploration of race, class, and isolation set on a Southern Rhodesian farm in colonial Africa.
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D.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by V. S. Naipaul that explores postcolonial turmoil and personal dislocation in an unnamed Central African country.
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E.
No Longer at Ease
No Longer at Ease is a novel by Chinua Achebe that explores the moral and cultural conflicts faced by a young Nigerian civil servant in the late colonial era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
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novel ⓘ semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Tsitsi Dangarembga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Africa region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between tradition and modernity
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impact of colonial education on African women ⓘ psychological effects of colonialism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Shona people
NERFINISHED
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Shona women ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Book of Not
NERFINISHED
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This Mournable Body NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African literature
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Bildungsroman ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Babamukuru
NERFINISHED
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Maiguru NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tambu's father NERFINISHED ⓘ Tambu's mother ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Wretched of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | landmark of African feminist writing ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tambudzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Tambudzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Tambudzai trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tambudzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Women's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | first novel in English by a Black Zimbabwean woman ⓘ |
| setting |
Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
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rural Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| subtitle | A Novel ⓘ |
| takesTitleFrom | The Wretched of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class
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colonialism ⓘ cultural conflict ⓘ education ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ race ⓘ |
| title | Nervous Conditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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