amolotkov 's review for:

Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

5.0

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This tense, vivid novel demonstrates what it is to be Black, poor and female in the 1970s Zimbabwe, and, by extension, sheds much light on human condition. Tsitsi Dangarembga makes a long-term project of this story, returning to it in two sequels I can't wait to read.