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An important rumination on youth in modern-day South Africa, this haunting debut novel tells the story of two extraordinary young women who have grown up black in white suburbs and must now struggle to find their identities.

Was heißt es, im gegenwärtigen Südafrika eine junge Frau zu sein? Masechaba, früher ein wildes, rebellisches Mädchen, ist heute Assistenzärztin mitten in Johannesburg. Der Klinikalltag ist bestimmt vom unterversorgten Gesundheitssystem. Rassismus, Religiosität und Tradition treffen täglich auf die Gegenwart der jungen »Born Free«-Generation Südafrikas. Obwohl Masechaba leidet und tiefen Schmerz in sich trägt, die »Bestie«, die alles verdunkelt...

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Masechaba è cresciuta nel Sudafrica delle possibilità, il Sudafrica di Mandela presidente. Durante l'adolescenza ha sofferto di dolori cronici dovuti all'endometriosi: il sangue ha forgiato il suo carattere, l'ha resa una persona solitaria, ma l'ha anche condotta alla medicina. Diventata internista, inizia a mettere in discussione le sue capacità di affrontare la malattia e soprattutto il dolore degli altri, si chiede quando riesca a darsi dav...

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2010 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature winner Kopano Matlwa tells the story of new doctor Masechaba struggling with the compromises of South Africa's healthcare system, befriending politically-minded Nyasha, and finding herself forced to make a stand with Nyasha, in a work comparable to "The Bricks That Built The Houses" and "Ruby".

A searing, insightful new novel from 'South Africa's Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie' (Bookseller) that explores issues of race, poverty and gender.Told in the form of a one-sided conversation with God, Evening Primrose is the story of Masechaba, a young woman who achieves her childhood dream of becoming a doctor, yet soon faces the stark reality of South Africa's healthcare system. As she leaves her deeply religious mother and makes friends with the...

A story of two passionate people who share a shameful past and a tenuous present, this remarkable narrative follows headmistress Mohumagadi--of the elite Sekolo sa Ditlhora school for talented black children--and Father Bill, a disgraced preacher, as they are brought together again decades after a childhood love affair expelled them from their communities. Much to the dismay of her students, Mohumagadi hires Father Bill as a teacher, resulting...

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