Mgqolozana Thando - A Man Who Is Not A Man - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A Man Who Is Not A Man recounts the personal trauma of a young Xhosa initiate after a rite - of - passage circumcision goes wrong. With frankness and courage this powerful novel details the pain and lifelong shame this protagonist experiences as a result not only of the physical trauma but the social ostracism from being labeled a failed man. He decodes the mysteries of this long - standing cultural tradition and calls to account the elders for the disintegrating support systems that allow such tragic outcomes. But it is also through this life - changing experience that the protagonist is forced to find his strength and humanity and reassess what it really means to be a man.
Title: A Man Who Is Not A Man
Author(s): Mgqolozana Thando
Publisher: Cassava Republic Press
Barcode: 9781913175023
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 2/16/2020
Category: Political / Legal Thriller