Against an African Sky and Other Stories

by Farida Karodia

Overview

Fiction, newly available from SPD. With the end of apartheid, a new constitution, and a new hope for the future of the country, ordinary South Africans pick up the threads of their day-to-day lives. In these stories, Karodia explores lives and relationships in the new South Africa from the perspectives of Indian, African, and European characters. The South African Review of Books says, Karodia has taken the writer's role to new heights in South Africa. Farida Karodia was born and raised in South Africa and now spends her time between there and Canada. She is author of DAUGHTERS OF THE TWILIGHT (a runner-up for the Fawcett Prize in England), COMING HOME AND OTHER STORIES, and A SHATTERING OF SILENCE.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780864862983
Publisher:	New Africa Books
Publication date:	12/28/1998
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Farida Karodia as born and raised in South Africa. Later she moved to Canada, and now spends her time beween the two countries. She is author of Daughters of the Twilight, a runner-up for the Fawcett Prize (England), Coming Home and Other Stories and A Shattering of Silence.

Table of Contents

Against an African Sky (1), Billy (56), Getting through the Night (74), Crossmatch (87), In the Name of Love (115)

Editorial Reviews

"Karodia has taken the writer's role to new heights in South Africa."
—South African Review of Books

"...riveting...palpable and heart wrenching..."
—The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"The essence of Karodia's stories is the throb of the human heart—in particular family relationships: about bounds and heartaches that unite or separate parents and children."
—Financial Mail ( South Africa)

"The gems of [Karodia's] tales are to be found in the often tragic, often comic twists at the end. In 'Crossmatch' Karodia breathes new life into a tale told often and superbly by writers such as Ahmed Essop and Bessie Head."
—The Sunday Independent (South Africa)

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