“A Too Civilized World”

Nervous Conditions
 
by Tsitsi Dangarembga
 
“The condition of native is a nervous condition”. Taken from “The Wretched of the Earth”, this phrase is the basis for Tsitsi Dangarembga’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel Nervous Conditions, set in post-colonial Rhodesia in the early 1960s. Dangarembga was born in Zimbabwe, but spent part of her childhood in England [...]

How late it was how late discussion blog

By: Justine Burlo and Jennie MacPhee-Woodburn 
James Kelman has been known to say make many controversial statements regarding literature, culture and politics. For example, during his acceptance speech for the Booker Prize, Kelman is quoted saying “My culture and my language have a right to exist”. Similarly, How Late It Was, How Late has been deemed but several critics to [...]