Nervous Conditions
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Nervous Conditions is a groundbreaking semi-autobiographical novel by Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga that explores gender, colonialism, and identity through the coming-of-age story of a young Shona girl.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nervous Conditions canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
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novel ⓘ semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Tsitsi Dangarembga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Africa region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between tradition and modernity
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impact of colonial education on African women ⓘ psychological effects of colonialism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Shona people
NERFINISHED
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Shona women ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Book of Not
NERFINISHED
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This Mournable Body NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African literature
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Bildungsroman ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Babamukuru
NERFINISHED
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Maiguru NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tambu's father NERFINISHED ⓘ Tambu's mother ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Wretched of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | landmark of African feminist writing ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tambudzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Tambudzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Tambudzai trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tambudzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Women's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | first novel in English by a Black Zimbabwean woman ⓘ |
| setting |
Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
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rural Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| subtitle | A Novel ⓘ |
| takesTitleFrom | The Wretched of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class
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colonialism ⓘ cultural conflict ⓘ education ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ race ⓘ |
| title | Nervous Conditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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