Tongues of Their Mothers

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Makhosazana Xaba's poems are drawn from situations of contemporary South African life and are filled with topical and familiar references. Her poems question the structure of South African society and contemporary racial and gender divisions.Although written by one with an obvious gift for words, this is not obscure poetry penned from a linguistic ivory tower. Rather, it is the poetry of everyday life, filled with the fresh juice of observant wit, with a twist of lemon on the side. What makes Xaba's voice unique is her genuine originality and strong confidence to think for herself.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-06-15
Mått146 x 215 x 5 mm
Vikt131 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
FörlagUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal Press
ISBN9781869141448

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Makhosazana Xaba is the author of these hands (Timbila, 2005) a volume of poetry that is currently undergoing translation into French. She holds an MA in Creative Writing (cum laude) from the University of the Witwatersrand and is the winner of the 2005 Deon Hofmeyr Award for Creative Writing. Currently, she is a Writing Fellow at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) working on a biography project. Before turning to writing she worked in local and international NGOs as a women's health specialist in various positions. Xaba published extensively in academic and development journals on health systems management, gender and health and women's health policies. She lives in Jozi with her daughter Nala.