Overview
Region
Southern Africa
South Africa
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Muriel, a Black woman working at a furniture store in Johannesburg, navigates the daily humiliations of apartheid in the workplace — racist customers, hypocritical management, and the constant assertion of her dignity.
Literary Significance
The first novel by a Black South African woman to be published in South Africa; banned shortly after publication