This Mournable Body

Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize

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<b><i>ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 WOMEN FOR 2020</i></b><br><br><i><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE</b></i><br><br>'<b>MAGNIFICENT.</b>' <i>Guardian </i><b>'A MASTERPIECE.' </b><i>New York Times</i> <b>'MARVELLOUS.'</b> Sara Collins <b>'EXTRAORDINARY.</b><b>'</b> Madeleine Thien <b><i>'</i>HYPNOTIC.' </b><i>Daily Telegraph </i><b>'SEARING.'</b> Sefi Atta <b>'A MAVERICK VOICE.' </b>A Igoni Barrett <b>'A MUST READ.' </b>Helon Habila <b>'SUBTLE AND INTELLIGENT.'</b> <i>TLS </i><b><i>'</i>A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT.' </b><i>Literary Review </i><b>'DAZZLING.' </b><i>FT</i><br><br>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.<br><br>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.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780571355525

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 132 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Faber And Faber Ltd.