This Mournable Body

ONE OF THE BBCS 100 WOMEN FOR 2020

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE

MAGNIFICENT.Guardian A MASTERPIECE.New York TimesMARVELLOUS. 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.