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Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree (Paperback): Niq Mhlongo

Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree (Paperback)

Niq Mhlongo

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“This apricot tree has multiple souls that fill me with wonder every morning and enchant me by afternoon. This tree has bitter-sweet memories, just like the fruit it bears.”

If the apricot trees of Soweto could talk, what stories would they tell? This short story collection provides an imaginative answer. Imbued with a vivid sense of place, it captures the vibrancy of the township and surrounds. Told with satirical flair, life and death are intertwined in these tales where funerals and the ancestors feature strongly; where cemeteries are places to show off your new car and catch up on the latest gossip.

Populating these stories is a politician mesmerised by his mistress’s manicure, zama-zamas running businesses underground, a sangoma with a remedy for theft, soccer fans ready to mete out a bloody justice, a private dancer in love and many other intriguing characters.

Take your seat under the apricot tree and be enthralled by tales that are both entertaining and thought-provoking.

General

Imprint: Kwela Books
Country of origin: South Africa
Release date: March 2018
Authors: Niq Mhlongo
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-0-7957-0837-4
Categories: Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories
Books > Local Author Showcase > Fiction - adults > Drama
LSN: 0-7957-0837-8
Barcode: 9780795708374

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