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 52
... rape . Sex without commitment . A trivialised act of rampant procreation carried out without ritual . A strong physical incli- nation for a man to pump away and expel sperm and release a desire outside of constraint . Spent of sperm ...
... rape . Sex without commitment . A trivialised act of rampant procreation carried out without ritual . A strong physical incli- nation for a man to pump away and expel sperm and release a desire outside of constraint . Spent of sperm ...
Page 58
... rape , and fucking , and thrusting and pumping . Rape is the invasion of the primal country . It is the first form of violence and brutality . All other forms of violence are derived from it , for rape is an onslaught on the territory ...
... rape , and fucking , and thrusting and pumping . Rape is the invasion of the primal country . It is the first form of violence and brutality . All other forms of violence are derived from it , for rape is an onslaught on the territory ...
Page 118
... raped them in a collective , making rape such a pervasive social phenomenon that today , even babies are raped . The jackrollers graduated into carjack- ers , who kill without a thought , and sell their bloody wares to buy Gucci , Nike ...
... raped them in a collective , making rape such a pervasive social phenomenon that today , even babies are raped . The jackrollers graduated into carjack- ers , who kill without a thought , and sell their bloody wares to buy Gucci , Nike ...
Contents
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The Second Descendant | 17 |
The Fourth Descendant | 36 |
Copyright | |
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