Thando Mgqolozana

A Man Who Is Not a Man

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Produktbeschreibung

A Man Who Is Not A Man recounts the personal trauma of a young Xhosa initiate after a rite-of-passage circumcision goes wrong.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cassava Republic Press / Durnell Central
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 133mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9781913175023
• ISBN-10: 1913175022
• Artikelnr.: 57377343

Autorenporträt

Thando Mgqolozana (born August 27, 1983, Cape Town) is a South African novelist. His novels include A Man Who is Not a Man (2009), Hear Me Alone (2011), and Unimportance (2014). He was selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans (2016) and a Mandela Rhodes Scholar (2006). His is the co-author of Inxeba: The Wound (2018), an Oscar-shortlisted, record breaking film. He is the founder of Abantu Book Festival, a hallmark annual literary event staged in Soweto.

Rezensionen

"Highly original." - Nadine Gordimer "His straightforward no-frills prose tells an effective story of a botched circumcision and its consequences." - Zakes Mda, Sunday Independent "A brave book, triumphant and a testament to the indefatigable will to live." - Mail & Guardian