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An unflinching exploration of the taboo topic of botched male circumcision A raw and vital exploration of the fragility, trauma, beauty and joy of masculinity, from a talented and exciting author

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9781913175023

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Highly original. - Nadine Gordimer His straightforward no-frills prose tells an effective story of a botched circumcision and its consequences. - Zakes Mda, Sunday Independent A brave book, triumphant and a testament to the indefatigable will to live. - Mail & Guardian

""Highly original."" - Nadine Gordimer ""His straightforward no-frills prose tells an effective story of a botched circumcision and its consequences."" - Zakes Mda, Sunday Independent ""A brave book, triumphant and a testament to the indefatigable will to live."" - Mail & Guardian

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Thando Mgqolozana (born August 27, 1983, Cape Town) is a South African novelist. His novels include A Man Who is Not a Man (2009), Hear Me Alone (2011), and Unimportance (2014). He was selected as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans (2016) and a Mandela Rhodes Scholar (2006). His is the co-author of Inxeba: The Wound (2018), an Oscar-shortlisted, record breaking film. He is the founder of Abantu Book Festival, a hallmark annual literary event staged in Soweto.

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