This Mournable Body

by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Book Overview

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE

A searing novel about the obstacles facing women in Zimbabwe, by one of the country's most notable authors

Anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job, Tambudzai finds herself living in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare. For reasons that include her grim financial prospects and her age, she moves to a widow's boarding house and eventually finds work as a biology teacher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555978126
• ISBN13: 9781555978129
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Graywolf Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"