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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... says Peet . ' Besides , you cannot compare the young people in London with the farmers , Rina . It is really tough to do farm work like that . Not only do you work night and day , you are also away from your family for eight months at a ...
... says Peet . ' Besides , you cannot compare the young people in London with the farmers , Rina . It is really tough to do farm work like that . Not only do you work night and day , you are also away from your family for eight months at a ...
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... says . ' I want my hair cut like a man , ' she says . The rest of the time neither the barber nor the men waiting say a word to one another . chapter thirty - seven She decides that she does not believe in sin . Sin is all in people's ...
... says . ' I want my hair cut like a man , ' she says . The rest of the time neither the barber nor the men waiting say a word to one another . chapter thirty - seven She decides that she does not believe in sin . Sin is all in people's ...
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... says : ' During any natural process , in the absence of life , an isolated system will move naturally towards a state of disorder ' ' Haai Pieta , what are you saying there ? ' my mother complains belatedly . ' Sewage talk , ' says Oom ...
... says : ' During any natural process , in the absence of life , an isolated system will move naturally towards a state of disorder ' ' Haai Pieta , what are you saying there ? ' my mother complains belatedly . ' Sewage talk , ' says Oom ...
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