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1	Ways of dying more books like this by Zakes Mda Winner of the M-Net Book Prize Shortlisted for the CNA and Noma Awards In "Ways of Dying," Zakes Mda's acclaimed first novel, Toloki is a "professional mourner" in a vast and violent city of the new South Africa. Day after day he attends funerals in the townships, dressed with dignity in a threadbare suit, cape, and battered top hat, to comfort ... see all copies from $3.90! new only from $8.08! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The heart of redness more books like this by Zakes Mda Camugu, recently returned to Johannesburg and disillusioned by the new democracy, moves to the remote Eastern Cape. There in the nineteenth century a teenage prophetess commanded the Xhosa people to kill their cattle and burn their crops, promising that the spirits of their ancestors would rise and drive the English into the ocean. The failed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Cion more books like this by Zakes Mda The hero of Mdas "Ways of Dying," Toloki, settles down with a family in middle America and uncovers the story of the runaway slaves who had been their ancestors. Their stories alternate with Tolokis, and the two narratives cast new light on an undiscovered legacy of the Underground Railroad. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.42! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Madonna of Excelsior more books like this by Zakes Mda This novel is set in the Free State town of Excelsior from the 1970s to the time of political liberation in the 1990s. In the 1970s Excelsior was notorious for a series of across-the-colour-bar sex scandals involving white men - many of them pillars of the conservative Afrikaner establishment - and black women, some of whom bore mixed-race ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	She Plays with the Darkness more books like this by Zakes Mda In a mountain village in Lesotho, the beautiful Dikosha lives for, setting herself apart from her fellow villagers. Her brother, Radisene, struggles amid political upheaval to find a life for himself. As the years pass, Radisene's fortunes rise and fall in the city, while Dikosha remains in the village, never leaving and never aging. see all copies from $3.75! new only from $8.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Whale Caller more books like this by Zakes Mda The Whale Caller, in tattered tuxedo, spends his days on the cliffs of the small coastal town of Hermanus blowing his kelp horn to the whales that visit in the summer months. In particular, he blows for Sharisha, a southern right whale who always responds to his call. With each surfacing of her giant head and each thrashing of her tail, the Whale ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	When People Play People: Development Communication Through Theatre more books like this by Zakes Mda see all copies from $44.55! new only from $71.99!
8	Nothing But the Truth more books like this by John Kani, Zakes Mda (Introduction by) Nothing but the Truth is a story of two brothers, of sibling rivalry, of exile, of memory and reconciliation, of perplexities of freedom. see all copies from $16.95! new only from $27.69!
9	Fools, Bells, and the Habit of Eating: Three Satires by Zakes Mda Cupidity, corruption and conciliation are the themes of the three plays in this collection from one of South Africa's leading playwrights and novelists. The Mother of all Eating, a one-hander, with its central character a corrupt Lesotho official, is a grinding satire on materialism in which the protagonist gets his come-uppance. You Fool, How Can ... see all copies from $21.55!
10	And the girls in their Sunday dresses : four works more books like this by Zakes Mda Two very different women meet during a long wait to buy subsidized rice and discover they have more in common than their poverty; an old man and child share a last, loving waltz; a cynical, disabled gangster learns humanity from a committed social worker; and a young girl finds her missing father and her role in the political struggle. This ... see all copies from $33.56! new only from $33.56!
11	The Plays of Zakes Mda more books like this by Andrew Horn, Zakes Mda see all copies from $120.00!
12	We shall sing for the fatherland and other plays more books like this by Zakes Mda see all copies from $47.00!
13	Ditiragatso tsa Zakes Mda : Sesotho sa Leboa by Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, D. M. Mampuru, AALRDISA (Organization), University of South Africa This volume comprises five one-act-plays, namely: 'The dead end' (1979), 'We shall sing for the fatherland' (1979), 'Dark voices ring' (1979), 'The hill' (1980), and 'The road' (1982). see all copies from $24.57! new only from $24.57!
14	Imidlalo yaZakes Mda : SiSwati by Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zodwa Motsa, J. N. Khumalo, Jane H. Nkosi, AALRDISA (Organization), University of South Africa This volume comprises five one-act-plays, namely: 'The dead end' (1979), 'We shall sing for the fatherland' (1979), 'Dark voices ring' (1979), 'The hill' (1980), and 'The road' (1982). see all copies from $28.39! new only from $28.39!
15	Imidlalo kaZakes Mda : IsiNdebele by Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Aaron Mnguni, AALRDISA (Organization), University of South Africa This volume comprises five one-act-plays, namely: 'The dead end' (1979), 'We shall sing for the fatherland' (1979), 'Dark voices ring' (1979), 'The hill' (1980), and 'The road' (1982). see all copies from $28.39! new only from $28.39!
16	Diterama tsa ga Zakes Mda : Setswana by Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, Zakes Mda, P. M. Sebate, AALRDISA (Organization), University of South Africa This volume comprises five one-act-plays, namely: 'The dead end' (1979), 'We shall sing for the fatherland' (1979), 'Dark voices ring' (1979), 'The hill' (1980), and 'The road' (1982). see all copies from $28.39! new only from $28.39!
17	La Madone D'Excelsior by Zakes Mda see all copies from $70.75! new only from $70.75!
18	Die Madonna Von Excelsior by Zakes; Torberg Mda, Peter see all copies from $31.17! new only from $31.17!
19	Der Walrufer by Zakes; Torberg Mda, Peter see all copies from $43.38! new only from $43.38!

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