Two things came to my mind after I read this novel (which was recommended to me) and I did some research on the author; firstly here is an African author who deserves the Nobel award for Literature, and secondly, the author is also an excellent painter/artist. The latter is very much evident from this work, the start of chapters and the profound descriptions of painting and its arsenal, so to speak. The author certainly vividly tells his story (ies) and we become highly engrossed. We see the plight of women again here, suppressed but still used as sex objects with the (white) fathers completely uninterested in the products of such 'illicit' unions, the children. It is a brilliant novel written by a man who understands South African history and politics very well. Mda's profile shows that he has published like a dozen or more superb novels over the decades. Perhaps in Africa only the hallowed Ngugi has come near such prolificacy. So why should Mda not be recognised for something like the Nobel award?
- Madolyn Chukwu
Great great writer, Zakes Mda. To read him is to be reassured that a few African writers are right there on top of the tree globally
ReplyDeleteA SUPERB BOOK INDEED
ReplyDeleteI read his book, Ways of Dying (by Mda) Classy and brilliant
ReplyDeleteYes, a world class writer
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