NERVOUS CONDITIONS TSITSI DANGAREMBGA

NERVOUS CONDITIONS BY TSITSI DANGAREMBGA  ;  Softcover published by The Womens Press Ltd.  Reprint 1998    .  No of Pages ; 204 

Condition; Very good    , tightly bound and no tears . ; no writing added  ; NB ; There are a few " browning / discoloring " spots which are age related on some of the pages  .  

From Wikepedia ; Nervous Conditions has mostly received positive reviews, making it a prominent African and Zimbabwean literary work. The Africa Book Club recommends Nervous Conditions, claiming Dangarembgas work to be, "a thought-provoking novel that packs a huge number of complicated ideas into a simple and engaging story." Nervous Conditions was awarded the in 1989, and has since been translated into a number of languages. It has been praised both within and outside of Africa as a prominent contribution and advocate of and post-colonialism. The novel has been described as an "absorbing page-turner" by , "another example of a bold new national literature" by the African Times and "a unique and valuable book" by . Finally, Pauline Uwakweh describes how Nervous Conditions emphasizes that "[Racial and colonial problems are explored] as parallel themes to patriarchal dominance because both are doubtless interrelated forms of dominance over a subordinate social group. Dangarembga has, indeed, demonstrated a keen knowledge of the problems of her Rhodesian society in particular, and Africa in general. Her vision as a writer stresses that awareness and courage are the blueprint to exploding its contradictions." Overall, Nervous Conditions is recognized as a major literary contribution to African feminism and postcolonial literature."