Nervous Conditions (A Women's Press Classic)

Paperback, 208 pages

Published May 10, 2001 by Women's Press Ltd,The.

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978-0-7043-4707-6
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This is a book about the oppression of women by men.Men in a society have more rights than women and the women have to succumb to anything that men say.It also touches on religion and explains the roles of men and women.It also tells us about a young lady 'Nyasha" who left her home with her prents for England and went through a process called ASSIMILATION,which means that he suffered cultural schizophrenia.

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A familiar refrain in African literature

Becoming a familiar refrain in African literature: girl fights for education & freedom against patriarchy & colonialism. This one, set in pre-independence Zimbabwe, might be the original (?) and the best, with carefully crafted & evolving characters. Ends very suddenly, though.

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