THE MOURNABLE BODY PB – TSITSI DANGAREMBGA

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.