Nervous Conditions

Nervous Conditions is a powerful exploration of cultural imperialism, following the journey of Tambudzai Sigauke, a thirteen-year-old girl in Zimbabwe, as she embarks on her education and seeks independence. The novel is a masterpiece that offers searing observations, a devastating exploration of the state of not being, wicked humor, and astonishing immersion into the mind of a young woman growing up and growing old before her time.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 04 March 2021
Publisher: Faber & Faber

From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of This Mournable Body, one of the BBC's 100 Women for 2020, comes an unforgettable novel that has been eagerly awaited by readers worldwide. Doris Lessing's This Is the Book We've Been Waiting For is a unique and invaluable contribution to literature.

Booklist has praised it as an absorbing page-turner, while Bloomsbury Review has hailed it as a masterpiece. Madeleine Thien's Arresting is a powerful exploration of cultural imperialism, charting the journey of thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke as she embarks on her education in a nation on the brink of independence.

On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family, and within her burns the desire for independence. Nervous Conditions is a timeless coming-of-age tale that delves into the complexities of growing up and growing old in a society that is rapidly changing.

With its searing observations, devastating exploration of the state of not being, wicked humour, and astonishing immersion into the mind of a young woman growing up and growing old before her time, the novel is a masterpiece.

Doris Lessing's This Is the Book We've Been Waiting For is a must-read for anyone who appreciates fine literature and is interested in exploring the human condition.

Weight: 248g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571368129
Edition number: Main