In “This Mournable Body,” Tambu is the educated woman that she worked so hard to become, though it doesn’t appear to have brought her much comfort — materially, socially or emotionally. “This Mournable Body” has since become a finalist, and the winner will be announced on Nov. 19. What have you been doing in the interim between “Nervous Conditions” and your latest book? I wrote “Nervous Conditions” while I was a student at the University of Zimbabwe. I had heard that the Women’s Press in England published Alice Walker, so I mailed my only copy of my manuscript to them.

Source: New York Times November 15, 2020 09:56 UTC