Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Contemporary
English
Fiction
The coming-of-age story of Tambu, a young Shona girl in 1960s-70s Rhodesia, exploring themes of colonialism, gender, and education.
Literary Significance
Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Africa section) 1989; first book published by a black woman from Zimbabwe in English
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editorial-summarynot primary textThe coming-of-age story of Tambu, a young Shona girl in 1960s-70s Rhodesia, exploring themes of colonialism, gender, and education. Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Africa section) 1989; first book published by a black woman from Zimbabwe in English
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