The Madonna of Excelsior
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0195783158
ISBN 13
9780195783155
Category
awu!ngifile ngomntanam
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Publication Year
2017
Publisher
Description
The background is the notorious 1971 case in which nineteen citizens of Excelsior in the Free State were charged with breaking apartheid's Immorality Act, which forbade sex between black and white. In an extraordinary alchemy of words into art, Mda tells the story of a family at the heart of the scandal -- of Niki, the fallen madonna, Popi, her betrayed son, and of how they come to terms with the repercussions and find resolution in surprising ways.
By turns earthy, witty and tragic, this energetic novel deftly handles issues of racial identity, rape and revenge. It is also a brilliantly observed study of the inner workings of small-town South Africa, and the changes rural communities have undergone. - from Amzon
By turns earthy, witty and tragic, this energetic novel deftly handles issues of racial identity, rape and revenge. It is also a brilliantly observed study of the inner workings of small-town South Africa, and the changes rural communities have undergone. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
5
