Nervous Conditions – Tsitsi Dangarembga novellas Icebreaker follows Anastasia Allen

Icebreaker follows Anastasia Allen

by Tim Richman

Through blend of humor and melancholy

and a chilling domestic noir atmosphere

richly detailed

Nervous Conditions – Tsitsi Dangarembga novellas Icebreaker follows Anastasia AllenTo claim education is to claim freedom. First published in 1988, Nervous Conditions is a landmark of African literature the first novel published in English by a Black Zimbabwean woman, and winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize. It tells the story of Tambudzai, a young girl growing up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), who strives for education and independence against the backdrop of colonialism, patriarchy, and poverty. Through Tambus voice, Dangarembga