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Izintombi Zamatshe Ezimsulwa (north Ndebele Edition) by [Yvonne Vera; inoveli iququlelwe esiNdebeleni ngu Tommy Matshakayile-Ndlovu] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Izintombi Zamatshe Ezimsulwa (north Ndebele Edition) about?
The Stone Virgins, now translated here into Ndebele is an extraordinary and beautiful novel which reflects the graceful courage of Vera's work. It is a novel in which the action moves between the dry grey sands of Kezi, the tumbling secretive rocks of Gulati and the bustling streets of Bulawayo. With language at once delicate and sensuous, Yvonne Vera evokes the passion that people feel for their country as they seek to balance personal histories against national and conflicting ones. Thenjiwe and Nonceba, two sisters, have grown up in Kezi, through the troubled years of the liberation war, culminating in 1980 with a new spirit of freedom and excitement. This spirit, like everything else, reaches the close shelter of Thandabantu Store, where women hold liberation in their arms and anchor it to the future through their children's names, and where female freedom fighters, returned from the bush display their confidence with startling, careless ease. But beyond them another turmoil brews between the dissidents who are unhappy with the new dispensation, and those who ruthlessly challenge them. This bitter silent murderous feud stalks through the lands of Kezi. Everyone is left with sca
Who reads Izintombi Zamatshe Ezimsulwa (north Ndebele Edition)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- [Yvonne Vera; inoveli iququlelwe esiNdebeleni ngu Tommy Matshakayile-Ndlovu]
- Publisher
- African Books Collective
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- ND
- ISBN
- 9781779221421
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Music, Arts
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