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A Man Who is Not a Man

Thando Mgqolozana
3.75/5 (159 ratings)
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In South Africa, the controversial topic of botched traditional circumcisions has been very much in the news of late. A Man Who Is Not A Man recounts the personal trauma of a young Xhosa initiate after a rite-of-passage circumcision has gone wrong. With frankness and courage, author Thando Mgqolozana's powerful novel details the pain and lifelong shame that is experienced as a result of not just the physical trauma, but the social ostracism of being labeled 'a failed man.' He decodes the values and mysteries of this deep-seated cultural tradition and calls to account the elders for the disintegrating support systems that allow such tragic outcomes to happen. But it is also through this life-changing experience that his protagonist is forced to find his strength and humanity, and reassess what it really means to be a man.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
188 pages
Publication:
2009
Publisher:
University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1869141768
ISBN13:
9781869141769
kindle Asin:
B087TMKNL2

A Man Who is Not a Man

Thando Mgqolozana
3.75/5 (159 ratings)
Read Download
In South Africa, the controversial topic of botched traditional circumcisions has been very much in the news of late. A Man Who Is Not A Man recounts the personal trauma of a young Xhosa initiate after a rite-of-passage circumcision has gone wrong. With frankness and courage, author Thando Mgqolozana's powerful novel details the pain and lifelong shame that is experienced as a result of not just the physical trauma, but the social ostracism of being labeled 'a failed man.' He decodes the values and mysteries of this deep-seated cultural tradition and calls to account the elders for the disintegrating support systems that allow such tragic outcomes to happen. But it is also through this life-changing experience that his protagonist is forced to find his strength and humanity, and reassess what it really means to be a man.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
188 pages
Publication:
2009
Publisher:
University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1869141768
ISBN13:
9781869141769
kindle Asin:
B087TMKNL2

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