Books by Rešoketšwe Manenzhe
“It’s set in South Africa during apartheid, when the Immorality Act was put in place, and it affects this family. It’s about a white man who’s called Abraham—quite a biblical name—his wife, and their two daughters. The wife, because of the trauma of the Immorality Act, burns herself. She dies by fire. One of the daughters survives. Her name is Dido. It’s just her and her dad, and it’s about their journey of navigating this Immorality Act. As a white person, Abraham comes to experience what it means to be in a black person’s shoes through his family and the falling apart of his family. It’s about how some of South Africa’s laws, going back to the Natives’ Land Act, tore families apart.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Rešoketšwe Manenzhe were recommended
The Best South African Novels, recommended by Andile Cele
Apartheid ended more than three decades ago, but the trauma of the past continues to haunt South Africa, including in its novels. Andile Cele, author of Braids & Migraines, recommends five of her favourites, from a prize-winning literary work to a darkly humorous crime novel that shines a light on violence against women.
