Southern Africa
South Africa
Post-colonial
English
Short Stories
Five stories set in the Black South African township of Charterston, focused on ordinary life rather than the spectacular violence of apartheid. Ndebele's influential argument for 'rediscovery of the ordinary.'
Literary Significance
Noma Award; Ndebele's collection sparked a major debate about how Black South African writers should address apartheid
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editorial-summarynot primary textFive stories set in the Black South African township of Charterston, focused on ordinary life rather than the spectacular violence of apartheid. Ndebele's influential argument for 'rediscovery of the ordinary.' Noma Award; Ndebele's collection sparked a major debate about how Black South African writers should address apartheid
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