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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... wife ' so loyal and so true ' . As it happened , Odysseus returned to Ithaca as suddenly as he had departed . Unknown even to his wife , one evening he sneaked back into his house , to be discovered by his nanny , now quite old and as ...
... wife ' so loyal and so true ' . As it happened , Odysseus returned to Ithaca as suddenly as he had departed . Unknown even to his wife , one evening he sneaked back into his house , to be discovered by his nanny , now quite old and as ...
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... wife , for example . She then becomes sexual merchandise which , conditions permitting , can be transferred from one man to another . Only three conditions need be met : the switching of allegiance , the illusion of her purity , and ...
... wife , for example . She then becomes sexual merchandise which , conditions permitting , can be transferred from one man to another . Only three conditions need be met : the switching of allegiance , the illusion of her purity , and ...
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... wife's friends shouting at the door as they entered : ' Where's the wife of this place ? Sawubona Mas'khozi ! ' He'll get tired of speaking English all the time . Tired of his white wife calling his mother and father Doris and Peter ...
... wife's friends shouting at the door as they entered : ' Where's the wife of this place ? Sawubona Mas'khozi ! ' He'll get tired of speaking English all the time . Tired of his white wife calling his mother and father Doris and Peter ...
Contents
Part | 1 |
The Second Descendant | 17 |
The Fourth Descendant | 36 |
Copyright | |
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