Overview
Region
Southern Africa
South Africa
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Short Stories
About This Work
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