203pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2024
Winner of the 2025 Eugene Marais Prize and the UJ Prize in Afrikaans
A collection of short stories written in Kaaps and the Cape Muslim vernacular that captures the Muslim experience in South Africa.
“Een voet innie kabr isse boek wat ooloep met mystery, beauty, pyn en humour. Fredericks skryf ’n wêreld oep wat min gesien wôd in Afrikaans, en nog minner soe intimately en honestly.” Nathan Trantraal, author of Alles het niet kom wôd and Oorlog
“Jy huil, jy lag. Jy belééf.” Anastasia de Vries
Gaireyah Fredericks was one of the recipients of the Neville Alexander prestige awards in 2020 for her contribution to the validation of mother tongue as a tool to unite. Een voet innie kabr is her first short story collection.