Nervous Conditions by by Tsitsi Dangarembga
07 Jan, by in Adult Readers, African, Fiction, Young Adult Readers
The first sentence of Tsitsi Dangarembga's semi-autobiographical novel sets a haunting tone: "I was not sorry when my brother died." With his death, 13-year-old Tambu is presented with a profound opportunity: even though she's a girl, as the now-eldest child in her poor village family...