ISBN:
1-58005-063-8
,
978-1-58005-063-0
Language:
English
Pages:
204 Seiten
Edition:
This U.S. edition first published in 1989
Keywords:
Simbabwe Rhodesien
;
Roman
;
Roman, afrikanischer
;
Literatur, afrikanische
;
Frau
;
Frauenrecht
;
Bildung
;
Dorf
;
Soziales Leben
;
Beziehungen Mann-Frau
Abstract:
Set in Rhodesia in the 1960s, this mesmerizing novel is an evocative story of a girl's coming of age and a sharply etched portait of the human devastation wrought by colonialism. Tambu, an adolescent girl who yearns to be free of the contraints of her rural village, thinks her dreams have come true when her wealthy uncle offers to sponsor her schooling. But she soon learns that the education she receives at his mission school comes with a price. There she meets her British-educated cousin, the worldly and rebellious Nyasha, who is chafing under her farher's authority and stuggling to reconcile her divided loyalties. A compassionate witness to her cousin's struggle and a sensitive observer of the women in her village, Tambu narrates their world with compelling insight and veracity. (Umschlagtext)
Note:
"First published in Britain by The Women's Press, Ltd., @1988" (Rückseite des Titelblattes)
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