Cette trilogie explore les complexités de l'adolescence au Zimbabwe sous et après la domination coloniale. Elle suit les parcours de jeunes femmes qui s'efforcent de trouver leur identité et leur voix dans un monde façonné par des hiérarchies patriarcales et raciales. La série offre une exploration profonde des luttes internes et externes pour l'émancipation, l'éducation et l'autodétermination. Elle présente une perspective profondément personnelle sur les impacts psychologiques et sociaux de l'oppression et le désir de liberté.
"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