And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses

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Publisher : Wits University Press
ISBN 13 : 1868142221
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (681 download)

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Download or read book And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses written by Zakes Mda and published by Wits University Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two very different women meet during a long wait to buy subsidized rice and discover they have more in common than their poverty; an old man and a child share a last loving waltz; a cynical, disabled gangster learns humanity from a committed social worker, and a young girl finds her missing father and her role in the political struggle. This collection of stage plays, one radio play and a cinepoem, captures the essence of Zakes Mda’s method as a dramatist- a slow but intimate process of revelation (on the part of the characters). It is an artistic cooperation of the most pleasurable kind.

Around Iceland on Inspiration

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Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN 13 : 186842541X
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (684 download)

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Book Synopsis Around Iceland on Inspiration by : Riaan Manser

Download or read book Around Iceland on Inspiration written by Riaan Manser and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa's best-known adventurer Riaan Manser takes on his toughest – and coldest - challenge ever, to kayak around Iceland accompanied by Dan Skinstad, who suffers from mild cerebral palsy. Confronted by icy seas, raging winter storms and logistical nightmares, the two adventurers overcome daunting obstacles, including coming to terms with how to work together as a team. Around Iceland on Inspiration is a story about courage, friendship, determination and inspiration. It captures the true spirit of adventure and the stark beauty of Iceland. Around Iceland on Inspiration is Riaan's story behind the controversial TV series aired in 2012 and is set to become another best-seller.

Mikhael Subotzky

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ISBN 13 : 9783869305394
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Mikhael Subotzky written by Mikhael Subotzky and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retinal Shift is the catalogue for Mikhael Subotzky's 2012 Standard Bank Young Artist Exhibition, which will tour every major museum in South Africa. Retinal Shift investigates the practice and mechanics of looking - in relation to the history of Grahamstown, the history of photographic devices, and Subotzky's own history as an artist. The works draw on archival portraits from the last century, found surveillance footage, as well as Subotzky's own photographs from various series' that he re-contextualizes. The opening work in the book is a self-portrait that Subotzky made with the assistance of an optometrist. High-resolution images of his left and right retinas sit side by side. Says Subotzky: "I was fascinated by this encounter. At the moment that my retinas, parts of my essential organs of seeing, were photographed, I was blinded by the apparatus that made the images.

No Life of My Own

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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 160899287X
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis No Life of My Own by : Frank Chikane

Download or read book No Life of My Own written by Frank Chikane and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I hope this book will help all those who face the dilemmas of being Christian in this evil apartheid society and who, because of their commitment to the liberation struggle, can truly say they have no life of their own. --Frank Chikane Frank Chikane, one of the leading figures in the Christian resistance to apartheid, recounts his life--beginning with his childhood, growing up black under apartheid, and continuing through his call to Christian ministry. He tells of his family's increasing involvement in the struggle against apartheid, of disapproval and suspension from his own church. He relates a harrowing story of escalating harassment, detention and firebombing, torture and exile--and his return, despite death threats and further detention, to South Africa to continue the fight. Through it all, one thing is clear: Frank Chikane is a man whose faith compels and sustains him in a courageous and selfless journey toward freedom.

Around Africa On My Bicycle

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Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1868424014
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Around Africa On My Bicycle written by Riaan Manser and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world first, almost incredibly, Riaan Manser rode a bicycle right around the continent of Africa. It took him two years, two months and fifteen days. He rode 36 500 kilometres through 34 different countries. In Around Africa on my Bicycle, Manser tells the story of this epic journey. It is a story of blood, sweat, toil and tears. It is a story of triumph and occassional disaster. Of nights out under the stars, of searing heat and rain, of endless miles of Africa and of pressing on and never surrendering whatever the odds. Mostly however it is the story of one man's courage and determination to escape the mundane and see the continent he loves and feels so much a part of. It is a story of the human warmth he encounters, and occasionally human wrath and hostility as he crosses troubled countries and borders.

An Inconvenient Youth

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Publisher : Portobello Books
ISBN 13 : 1846274575
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (462 download)

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Book Synopsis An Inconvenient Youth by : Fiona Forde

Download or read book An Inconvenient Youth written by Fiona Forde and published by Portobello Books. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julius Malema has risen to prominence and power with meteoric speed. From impoverished origins in a Limpopo township, he has, before the age of 30, amassed the political and economic power to command the entire youth wing of the ANC, and to own several substantial luxury homes. The sources of his wealth are befogged by speculation and mystery, but his appeal to the massed ranks of the township and village poor of his country is visible for all to see. And his inflammatory style -- his 'theme song' is 'Shoot the Boer' -- his contrarian tendencies and his showmanship have rapidly brought him to the attention of the world. So troublesome has he become that the old guard of the ANC have gone to great lengths to shackle and reprimand him, and he is now formally in dispute with them. An Inconvenient Youth traces Malema's life, from his early years in Limpopo to his joining the student structures of the ANC in the early 1990s, and his rapid rise through the party's ranks to become the president of the ANC Youth League in 2008. Forde analyses the sources of Malema's wealth, exploring his seamless approach to business and politics. She situates Malema within the ANC's history and shows in unprecedented detail how he has perfected the practices that characterise a new 'struggle' in which individuals extend their personal wealth and political power at the expense of the people. This insightful, meticulously researched account explores how a brave child has grown to become a grave inconvenience, not only to the ANC, but also, due to his style of politics, to South Africa's fledgling democracy.

Around Madagascar On My Kayak

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Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1868424332
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Around Madagascar On My Kayak written by Riaan Manser and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last five years Riaan Manser has re-written the definition of tenacity and become the epitome of determination. Riaan rose to prominence when he became the first person to cycle around the entire perimeter of Africa. For over two years, he padalled a mammoth 37,000kms through 34 countries; some of which rank as the most dangerous places on Earth. It was a feat that earned him the title Adventurer of the Year 2006 and made his resulting book, Around Africa on my Bicycle, a best-seller. In July 2009 Riaan again set another world first when he became the first person to circumnavigate the world's fourth largest island of Madagascar by kayak; another expedition achieved alone and unaided. This incredible journey, 5000km in eleven months, was considerably more demanding, both physically and mentally. Daily, Riaan had to conquer extreme loneliness while ploughing through treacherous conditions such as cyclones, pounding surf and an unrelenting sun that, combined with up to ten hours in salt water, was literally pickling his body. The perseverance, of course, brought memorable close encounters with Madagascar's marine life - humpback whales breaching metres away from his kayak, giant leatherback turtles gliding alongside him and even having his boat rammed by sharks. Riaan travelled around Madagascar during a period of the country's political turmoil, which gave him unrivalled insight into the exotic island's psyche and even earned him two nights in prison on suspicion of carrying out mercenary activities. Around Madagascar in my Kayak is packed with engaging stories and beautiful photographs and is set to become another best-seller.

Mob Feel

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ISBN 13 : 9780994679123
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (791 download)

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A Bosman Companion

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Publisher : Human & Rousseau
ISBN 13 : 9780798159142
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (591 download)

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Book Synopsis A Bosman Companion by : Craig MacKenzie

Download or read book A Bosman Companion written by Craig MacKenzie and published by Human & Rousseau. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Charles Bosman is one of South Africa’s best-known authors and story-tellers, and his creation Oom Schalk Lourens, an old Boer farmer, is undoubtedly one of the best-loved characters in South African literature. This very handy reference work on all aspects of Bosman’s life and work consists of short, informative, alphabetically arranged entries. Entries on his life (childhood, studies, the murder of his step-brother, prison, family, lovers, wives, friends, work associates, etc.) are interleaved with entries on his work (characters in stories, short plot summaries of each story, explanations to non-Afrikaans readers of all Afrikaans terms, etc) and on prominent critics and dramatists of Bosman’s work.The book includes photographs, maps, illustrations from the magazines in which his stories appeared, a chronology (with major events in SA history and key events in Bosman’s life and work), a classified contents list, and a bibliography of all Bosman’s works (first publications).Also included is an 8 page colour section of Bosman’s paintings and drawings. Discovered by Craig MacKenzie while doing research on Bosman at the Harry Ransom Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, Bosman’s art has never been published before and is one of the least-known aspects of his life and work.

Dream of the Dog

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849437831
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (494 download)

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Book Synopsis Dream of the Dog by : Craig Higginson

Download or read book Dream of the Dog written by Craig Higginson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, shortly after the millennium. Patricia and Richard Wiley, an elderly white couple, are packing up to leave the farm they’ve sold to developers. Their preparations are interrupted by the arrival of a young man – ‘Look Smart’ – who used to be one of the black workers on their estate until he disappeared fifteen years ago. The day before Look Smart left, something terrible happened on the Wileys’ farm. But everyone has a different memory of the dreadful event and their own role in it. As the different accounts of their shared past are unravelled, they are all forced to confront their own versions of the truth – with shocking ramifications for their lives today. Dream of the Dog is a richly textured and complex story of South Africa’s emerging democracy, and its continued negotiation with its past in order to find a workable identity for its future. Critically acclaimed in South Africa, this new play takes an unflinching look at the twin mantras of the post-Mandela age – reconciliation and forgiveness – as it asks whether black and white can ever live together peacefully.

People are Living There

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Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780573614378
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (143 download)

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Book Synopsis People are Living There by : Athol Fugard

Download or read book People are Living There written by Athol Fugard and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1970 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Little Foot

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849436169
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (494 download)

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Book Synopsis Little Foot by : Craig Higginson

Download or read book Little Foot written by Craig Higginson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-05 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty miles outside Johannesburg, a group of school friends decide to spend the night in a network of underground caves. The area is known as the Cradle of Humankind. The oldest pre-human remains have been found there, including a four million year-old ape-man called Little Foot. As the friends go deeper underground, forces are unleashed between them and around them. Part reality, part nightmare, South African playwright Craig Higginson's dark and poetic play takes us on an unforgettable journey into our unconscious ancestral memory.

Eight Days in September

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ISBN 13 : 9781770102217
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Eight Days in September written by Frank Chikane and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This] is a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the turbulent eight-day period in September 2008 that led to the removal of Thabo Mbeki as president of South Africa. As secretary of the cabinet and head (director-general) of the presidency at the time, Frank Chikane was directly responsible for managing the transition from Mbeki to Kgalema Motlanthe, and then on to Jacob Zuma, and was one of only a few who had a front-row seat to the unfolding drama. [This book] builds substantially on the so-called Chikane Files, a series of controversial articles Chikane published with Independent Newspapers in July 2010, to provide an insider's perspective on this key period in South Africa's recent history and to explore Thabo Mbeki's legacy."--Back cover.

Swimming with Cobras

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Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 1920590242
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (25 download)

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Book Synopsis Swimming with Cobras by : Rosemary Smith

Download or read book Swimming with Cobras written by Rosemary Smith and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2012-03-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swimming with Cobras is a memoir about a journey to find a foothold in a foreign land grappling with its own identity, offering rare and important insight into a corner of South Africa's past. Rosemary Smiths life as an activist in the Eastern Cape began when she moved from England with her South African born husband in the mid-1960s. They made their home in Grahamstown where they raised four children. As a member of the Black Sash she participated in events spanning three decades in an intensely politicised and oppressed province. Through her involvement she made the transition to full integration in a country that at first struck her as alien and strange.

Mies Julie

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Publisher : Oberon Books
ISBN 13 : 9781849434898
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Mies Julie written by Yaël Farber and published by Oberon Books. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South African born internationally acclaimed director and playwright, Yaël Farber, sets her explosive new adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie in the remote, bleak beauty of the Eastern Cape Karoo. Transposed to a post-apartheid kitchen – a single night, both brutal and tender, unfolds between a black farm-labourer, the daughter of his master and the woman who has raised them both. The visceral struggles of contemporary South Africa are laid bare, as John and Mies Julie spiral in a deadly battle over power, sexuality, mothers and memory. Haunting and violent, intimate and epic, the characters struggle to address issues of reprisal and the reality of what can and cannot ever be recovered. Mies Julie is the winner of a number of awards including, the Best Of Edinburgh Fringe Award, an Edinburgh Fringe First Award and an Edinburgh Herald Angel Award. In December 2012, Mies Julie was listed in the Guardian's top ten best theatre picks of 2012 and in the Top Ten Plays of 2012 by the New York Times.

The Captain's Tiger

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Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780573626470
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (264 download)

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Book Synopsis The Captain's Tiger by : Athol Fugard

Download or read book The Captain's Tiger written by Athol Fugard and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genre: Drama Characters: 2 males, 1 female Scenery: Bare Stage On board the SS Graigaur a young sailor begins to pen his first novel. Assisted by his muse, a portrait of his mother comes to life, and supported by his friend, an illiterate ship's mechanic, he struggles to balance romance and reality. This most personal of Athol Fugard's works is strictly autobiographical; at twenty he abandoned his university education, hitch hiked up Africa and ended up on a tramp steamer in Port Sudan. This play refl ects his attempts to come to terms with the conflicting emotions evoked by memories of his courageous mother and flawed father. "Charming... Admire The Captain's Tiger and the lovely way in which it is told." - The New York Daily News

Voices Made Night

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Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780435905712
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Voices Made Night written by Mia Couto and published by Heinemann Educational Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers your students stories, poetry, biographical writings and essays from across Africa. This title includes work from nearly 40 writers from 19 different countries.