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The Book of Not
AuthorTsitsi Dangarembga
PublisherAyebia Clarke Publishing Ltd
Publication placeZimbabwe
Published in English
2006
ISBN0-9547023-7-9
OCLC71365588
823/.914 22
LC ClassPR9390.9.D36 B66 2006
Preceded byNervous Conditions 

The Book of Not is a novel by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga. The novel is semi-autobiographical, set in colonial Rhodesia. The story is told from the perspective of Tambudzai as she attends a convent boarding school in Rhodesia. In The Book of Not, Tambu's story continues from when it previously left off in the prequel, Nervous Conditions.

Major themes

  • Prejudice/Inequalities
  • War/Revolution

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