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144pp., paperback, Stellenbosch, 2024

Epic poem by Mongane Wally Serote.

Poet, novelist, political activist and ANC MP Mongane Wally Serote was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, in 1944. He is South Africa's National Poet Laureate and the recipient of the 1993 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa and the 1994 Pablo Neruda Award from the Chilean government. In 2007 he received the Order of Ikhamanga (Silver) for his contribution to literature, and in 2012 he won the Golden Wreath Award for his achievements in the field of poetry.