Tsitsi Dangarembga
This Mournable Body
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020
Here we meet Tambudzai, living in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare and anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job. At every turn in her attempt to make a life for herself, she is faced with a fresh humiliation, until the painful contrast between the future she imagined and her daily reality ultimately drives her to a breaking point.
In this tense and psychologically charged novel, Tsitsi Dangarembga channels the hope and potential of one young girl and a fledgling nation to lead us on a journey to discover where lives go after hope has departed.
Magnificent.
Guardian
A masterpiece.
New York Times
Extraordinary.
Madeleine Thien
Marvellous.
Sara Collins
Hypnotic.
Daily Telegraph
Searing.
Sefi Atta
A Maverick Voice.
A Igoni Barrett
A must read.
Helon Habila
Subtle and intelligent.
TLS
A major achievement.
Literary Review
