Tsitsi Dangarembga books in order
Zimbabwean author and filmmaker
- Born
- 1959
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Books
- 5
Tsitsi Dangarembga has published 3 novels, 1 play and 1 other book, beginning with She No Longer Weeps (1987). The best-known is Nervous Conditions (1988). The latest is This Mournable Body (2018).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Tsitsi Dangarembga
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Nervous Conditions
Tsitsi Dangarembga's most-read book.
Newest
This Mournable Body
Published 2018.
Standalone novels in order
Nervous Conditions (1988)
The Book of Not (2006)
This Mournable Body (2018)
Plays in order
She No Longer Weeps (1987)
Other books in order
Black and Female (2022)
About Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga is a Zimbabwean novelist, playwright and filmmaker. Her debut novel, Nervous Conditions (1988), which was the first to be published in English by a Black woman from Zimbabwe, was named by the BBC in 2018 as one of the top 100 books that have shaped the world. She has won other literary honours, including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the PEN Pinter Prize. In 2020, her novel This Mournable Body was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2022, Dangarembga was convicted in a Zimbabwe court of inciting public violence, by displaying, on a public road, a placard asking for reform; her conviction was later overturned.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Tsitsi Dangarembga FAQ
- How many books has Tsitsi Dangarembga written?
- Tsitsi Dangarembga has published 3 novels, 1 play and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Tsitsi Dangarembga's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Nervous Conditions.
- What is Tsitsi Dangarembga's latest book?
- This Mournable Body (2018).
- What is Tsitsi Dangarembga's most famous book?
- Nervous Conditions (1988) is Tsitsi Dangarembga's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.