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The Silence of the Wilting Skin

Tlotlo Tsamaase
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Region

Southern Africa

Botswana

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Speculative Fiction

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A surreal speculative novella from Botswana exploring erasure, identity, bodily transformation, and social control.

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A major contemporary Botswanan voice in African speculative fiction.

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A surreal speculative novella from Botswana exploring erasure, identity, bodily transformation, and social control. A major contemporary Botswanan voice in African speculative fiction.

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