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This is a clever, quirky novel that captures the essence of contemporary. In the heart of redness zakes mda sets a story of south african village life against a notorious episode from the countrys past. Still theres mdas story, which is at least as engaging as the most popular genre fiction of today. You pick up his books and somehow you feel like you are thrown into the multicultural and multilingual south african universe. He has won major south african and british literary awards for his novels and plays.
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