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Encounters is a anthology of short stories written by South African authors. The stories cover a variety of topics, including a daughter visiting her mother who she hates, an elderly actor picking up a rent-boy, a township youth meeting a prophetess, and more. The anthology is compiled and introduced by David Medalie, a lecturer in the Department of English at the University of the Witwatersrand.
A daughter revisits the mother and the country she hates; an elderly actor picks up a rent-boy; a township youth meets a prophetess .... these are a few of the diverse encounters to be found in this lively and quintessentially South African anthology. Amoung the twenty contributors are Nobel Laureate, Nadine Gordimer; the immortal chronicler of the Groot Marico, Herman Charles Bosman; award-winning authors Ivan Vladislavic, Ahmed Essop, Mandla Langa, Dan Jacobson, Miriam Tlali, Christopher Hope, Mbulelo Mzamane and Chris van Wyk; a nd the legendary icon of Drum magazine, Can Themba. Compiled and introduced by David Medalie, a lecturer in the Department of English of the University of the Witwatersrand, this selection ranges across time, culture and style. Its appeal is as much to teachers of literature and their students as to non-academics who simply rejoice in the pleasures of good stories well told. There is a place for it in the hearts and on the bookshelves of all South Africans who cherish their literary heritage.
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