This Mournable Body

ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 WOMEN FOR 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE

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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.