The Ochre People_A Book Review
I think I was young and too radically minded when I read Noni Jabavu's Drawn In Colour. Its language put me off. The Ochre People is written in similar language although
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The Death of Tutu Provokes Emotions about South Africa's Failing Reconciliation
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NOT ENOUGH: Assembly_Book Review
Let me first cast my controversial colours on the mast: This novella starts brilliantly with acute powers of observation and psychological insight. But the story fizzles towards the end. I think the writer