This Mournable Body

ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 WOMEN FOR 2020. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE. 'MAGNIFICENT. ' Guardian. 'A MASTERPIECE. '. New York Times. 'MARVELLOUS. '. Sara Collins 'EXTRAORDINARY. '. Madeleine Thien '. 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. 'DAZZLING. '. FT. Here we meet Tambudzai, living in a youth hostel in downtown Harare after leaving a stagnant job. Proud, and yearning for success, Tambu attempts to make a new life for herself - but at every turn, she is faced with a fresh humiliation, until the 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.