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A Man Who Is Not a Man
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ISBN13: 9781913175023
Publisher: Cassava Republic Press
Published: Feb 16 2020
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
A powerful coming-of-age novel exploring masculinity, tradition and identity in post-apartheid South Africa.
After a traditional Xhosa initiation ceremony goes devastatingly wrong, a young man is left to endure not only lasting physical trauma but the shame and isolation of being labelled 'a failed man'. As he struggles to rebuild his life, he begins to question the customs, expectations and silence surrounding one of his culture's most sacred rites of passage.
Honest and deeply moving, A Man Who Is Not A Man examines the human cost of failed traditions while offering a compassionate exploration of resilience, dignity and what it truly means to be a man.
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