Rhodesia, 1968.
After the tragic death of Tambudzai's brother, she is the first woman in the family to have the opportunity to attend a mission school. On her shoulders, expectations weigh heavily: she will take the family out of poverty and into the future. But the encounter with the world outside the village does not turn out at all as she imagined.
After the tragic death of Tambudzai's brother, she is the first woman in the family to have the opportunity to attend a mission school. On her shoulders, expectations weigh heavily: she will take the family out of poverty and into the future. But the encounter with the world outside the village does not turn out at all as she imagined.
Tsitsi Dangarembga's debut novel Rootless was published in 1988 and has over time become a feminist and post-colonial classic that has paved the way for other female African writers. It is a timeless coming-of-age story and an eye-opening description of colonialism's impact on the individual.