Love ChildGcina Mhlophe is a poet, playwright, performer and South Africa's favorite storyteller. In this fascinating retrospective collection, she shares her personal journey through the social and political landscapes of the 1980s, with its recollected moments of struggle and transformation along the way. Written in a variety of styles and voices, ranging from anecdotal memory to historical moment to folklore tradition, these simply presented poems and stories are by turns funny, touching, chilling, thought-provoking and absorbing. Love Child is a collection for the new millennium generation. It is valuable not just for the deeply-felt personal and political insights it has to offer, but for the accessible ease with which it manages to capture the seminal moments of black South African history in the preserving amber of the author's personal recollection. |
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... black and so is your mind . Blacks will never rule this country , because they have no brains . Do you under- stand ? ' Those were the final parting shots from my dear madam . ' Yes ... Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When 44 Love Child.
... black and so is your mind . Blacks will never rule this country , because they have no brains . Do you under- stand ? ' Those were the final parting shots from my dear madam . ' Yes ... Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When 44 Love Child.
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Gcina Mhlophe. Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they call your jobless son a Tsotsi Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they call Your husband at the age of 60 a boy Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they rape your ...
Gcina Mhlophe. Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they call your jobless son a Tsotsi Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they call Your husband at the age of 60 a boy Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they rape your ...
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Gcina Mhlophe. Say No , Black Woman Say No When they call your white brother a Baas Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they call a trade unionist a terrorist Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they give you a back seat In the ...
Gcina Mhlophe. Say No , Black Woman Say No When they call your white brother a Baas Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they call a trade unionist a terrorist Say No Say No , Black Woman Say No When they give you a back seat In the ...
Common terms and phrases
Africa asked beautiful carried child close clothes cold coming didn't door drum Dumisani Durban eyes face father feel felt fight followed friends front girl give hand happened happy hard heard heart honey inside kind knew laughing leave light live looked madam Mama mind morning mother moved Mthunzi never Ngwenya night Nokulunga Nomlambo once pain playing police policeman praise quiet rain remember river round running seemed simply sing sister sitting sleep smile Sometimes soon sound stand started stay stood stop story sure talk tears tell things thought toilet told took tried trying turned village voice waiting walked wanted watched whole wished woman women wondered writing Xolani young
References to this book
Culture: annali dell'Istituto di lingue della Facoltà di scienze ..., Volume 18 No preview available - 2005 |