{"product_id":"the-village-calls-a-collection-of-short-stories-from-way-back-home","title":"THE VILLAGE CALLS, a collection of short stories from way back home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e228pp., paperback\u003c\/em\u003e, Xarra Books, Midrand, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9780620952163\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFifteen short stories inspired by the author’s return to his village after years in exile. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Shakong \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in the rural village of Phokwane in the Sekhukhune District. He left when he was 13 years old to attend boarding school in Pretoria, went into exile in 1963, and returned to South Africa in 1995. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis memoir, \u003cem\u003eI Want to See the Sun Rise\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2019.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shakong (S.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42191004729390,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/villagecalls.jpg?v=1774357394","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/the-village-calls-a-collection-of-short-stories-from-way-back-home","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}