Local novel among most influential 100 books

AWARD-WINNING novelist and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga’s blockbuster novel Nervous Conditions has been listed among the BBC Culture’s 100 stories that shaped the world in which it was pegged at number 66.

Dangarembga yesterday said she was overwhelmed by the development and the congratulatory messages she had received in the wake of the listing.

“I’m overwhelmed by all the wonderful congratulatory messages I’ve received on the inclusion of NERVOUS CONDITIONS in the BBC 100 books that most shaped the world list.

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