Living, loving and lying awake at night - Softcover

Magona, Sindiwe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0864866461 ISBN 13: 9780864866462

Verlag: David Philip Publishers, 2004

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Book by Magona Sindiwe

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Reseña del editor:

Short stories exploring the lives and circumstances of African women in South Africa, all told with insight humor and vitality, this collection is a forceful document of injustices. In the opening story, a woman leaves her mud hut--and her five young children--to flee to the misty mountains beyond her village. She had been awake at night, in despair, considering where their next meal would come from. Her move is incomprehensible--the youngest child is still nursing. Then one comment gives meaning to the whole: "To be a good mother I must leave." Her mother-in-law will take over, she hopes. It is only later that we learn, she has become hired help in a white household to earn money to support her family.This collection of superb short stories was voted one of Africa's Best 100 Books.

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A first book of short stories from this writer, exploring the range of female experiences in South Africa, from the village to the towmships, and whose tone ranges from humour to tragedy.

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• Verlag: David Philip Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0864866461
• ISBN 13: 9780864866462
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176