A Change of TongueRandom House, 2003 - 376 pages In times of fundamental change, people tend to find a space, lose it and the find another space as life and the world transform around them. What does this metamorphosis entail and in what ways are we affected by it? How do we live through it and what may we become on our journey toward each other, particularly when the space and places form which we depart are - at least on the surface - so vastly different? Ranging freely and often wittily across many terrains, this brave book by one of South Africa's foremost writers and poets provides a unique and compelling discourse on living creatively in Africa today |
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Page 157
... live away from your family in a predominantly white suburb ? ' ' Because it is my country . I fought for this dispensation and nothing will stop me . It is my country and I am going to live anywhere I want . If I want to live in the ...
... live away from your family in a predominantly white suburb ? ' ' Because it is my country . I fought for this dispensation and nothing will stop me . It is my country and I am going to live anywhere I want . If I want to live in the ...
Page 188
... live too near the townships , nobody would be interested in farming where theft is such a constant factor . Besides , the rent wouldn't cover the payments and also pro- vide something for my parents to live on . Why don't we sublet the ...
... live too near the townships , nobody would be interested in farming where theft is such a constant factor . Besides , the rent wouldn't cover the payments and also pro- vide something for my parents to live on . Why don't we sublet the ...
Page 274
... lives impoverished in some way . ' ' The moment you learn to live the black life of risk , you will become one of us . ' ' Bullshit , ' Mamukwa says sharply to Ghangha . ' She can never become black . She will always be a ... what did ...
... lives impoverished in some way . ' ' The moment you learn to live the black life of risk , you will become one of us . ' ' Bullshit , ' Mamukwa says sharply to Ghangha . ' She can never become black . She will always be a ... what did ...
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