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 126
... means to give structure to , to create , to bring forth . In its deepest structure , then , the word ' transformation ' means : to form the other side , to start creating where you are going . But ' trans ' also appears in words like ...
... means to give structure to , to create , to bring forth . In its deepest structure , then , the word ' transformation ' means : to form the other side , to start creating where you are going . But ' trans ' also appears in words like ...
Page 207
... means , such as irony , sarcasm , sound mimicry , wordplay and metaphor . The oral nature of the praise songs means that nobody is ever sure exactly what was said , and days after the event the audience is still busy trying to extract ...
... means , such as irony , sarcasm , sound mimicry , wordplay and metaphor . The oral nature of the praise songs means that nobody is ever sure exactly what was said , and days after the event the audience is still busy trying to extract ...
Page 247
... means " venereal disease " and Zip - zip is the title of a steamy pornographic film , let me put you straight . VD means " voting district " and the Zip - zip is the Electoral Commission's secret weapon against administrative problems ...
... means " venereal disease " and Zip - zip is the title of a steamy pornographic film , let me put you straight . VD means " voting district " and the Zip - zip is the Electoral Commission's secret weapon against administrative problems ...
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