The Cry of Winnie Mandela: A NovelA group of African women at a specific period in Southern Africa's history find their family life under pressure from capitalist modernity and apartheid. This is a deeply humane, sympathetic and generous book on the one hand but is unflinching in its honesty. Ndebele represents a rare breed of writer able to combine political awareness with a sensitivity towards context, language and characterization. The result is a gift offering to the present. This is one of the best books about women's sacrifices and contributions to the struggle against apartheid. |
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Page 16
... feeling : that one and only feeling that leads to some kind of death . Just that kind of feeling she had on the night of his departure when their frenzied movements took them into oblivion . This feeling shielded her from remembering ...
... feeling : that one and only feeling that leads to some kind of death . Just that kind of feeling she had on the night of his departure when their frenzied movements took them into oblivion . This feeling shielded her from remembering ...
Page 85
... feeling that may define our character ? A nation of extremes ! Which way will the balance ultimately go between creativity and destruction ? If my home is this whole land , because I have rediscovered the physical space between A and B ...
... feeling that may define our character ? A nation of extremes ! Which way will the balance ultimately go between creativity and destruction ? If my home is this whole land , because I have rediscovered the physical space between A and B ...
Page 104
... feeling of being time itself , and being in time . All at once . It's the feeling of being intangible like music , and being there in flesh and blood . All at once . Your voices have brought me into that state of being in which I can ...
... feeling of being time itself , and being in time . All at once . It's the feeling of being intangible like music , and being there in flesh and blood . All at once . Your voices have brought me into that state of being in which I can ...
Contents
Part | 1 |
The Second Descendant | 17 |
The Fourth Descendant | 36 |
Copyright | |
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