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The Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Madonna of Excelsior about?
"A generous, patient, wry and intelligent voice...[that] suggests not just a writer who can seduce us through beautiful language and unfailing humor. We also encounter a writer who has the power to shock and frighten us, to astound and anger and unsettle us...In short, his is a voice for which one should feel not only affection but admiration." — Neil Gordon, New York Times Book Review Selection, Summer Reading, New York Times Book Review In 1971, nineteen citizens of Excelsior in South Africa's white-ruled Free State were charged with breaking apartheid's Immorality Act, which forbade sex between blacks and whites. Taking this case as raw material for his alchemic imagination, Zakes Mda tells the story of one irrepressible fallen madonna, Niki, and her family, at the heart of the scandal.
Who reads The Madonna of Excelsior?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Zakes Mda
- Publisher
- Picador
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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