Kagiso Lesego Molope

Coming out in South Africa. Kabelo Mosala has been the perfect child, bright and attractive. In his small South African community, it is expected that he will return after university to join his father's medical practice. But all the while Kabelo and his schoolmate Sediba have harboured a strong mutual attraction that dare not show itself in the open. As they mature into young adulthood, and Kabelo becomes a doctor, they form a strong romantic relationship of intermittent secret encounters. But Kabelo is torn between his love for Sediba and his responsibility to his family and community. Can he return, openly declare his gay relationship, and yet serve his people who need him, at a time when young people are increasingly succumbing to the ravages of AIDS? In this tender love story, in her characteristic, beautifully modulated voice, with razor-sharp clarity Kagiso Lesego Molope tackles an urgent issue in her country of birth.

Such a Lonely, Lovely Road

"Basi is as special as raindrops on dying crops. I say this not with jealousy but with apology, really; an honest, heartfelt and heartbreaking apology coming from a sister's guilt. It is my way of explaining him and what he did lest you judge him too harshly after you listen to what I am aboutto tell you ..."All her life, Naledi has been in awe of Basi, her charming and outgoing older brother. They've shared childhood laughter, secrets and alliances, the quirks of their parents, and stories of the adventurous boys from Kasi. At thirteen, Naledi is beginning her own adventures: Kitsano asks her to thematric dance, and she revels in a flurry of excited anticipation. Then, unexpectedly, Naledi sees Basi in an act that contradicts everything she believes about himSet in the shifting South African landscape of the mid-1990s, this nuanced coming-of-age story explores the bonds of sibling love and loyalty, and a young woman's role in a complicated world.

This Book Betrays My Brother

Dancing in the Dust

Fiction. Women's Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. What does a teenage girl do when she sees her beloved older brother commit a horrific crime? Should she report to her parents, or should she keep quiet? Should she confront him? All her life, Naledi has been in awe of Basi, her charming and outgoing older brother. They've shared their childhood, with its jokes and secrets, the alliances and stories about the community. Having reached thirteen, she is preparing to go to the school dance. Then she sees Basi commit an act that violates everything she believes about him. How will she live her life now? This coming-of-age novel brings together many social issues, peculiar not only to South Africa but elsewhere as well, in the modern world.

The Mending Season

Salah Naoura

Worte verraten das Denken: Tshidiso, ein Einzelkind, wächst recht einsam mit ihren drei Tanten, wovon eine ihre leibliche Mutter ist, in der Township am Rande von Pretoria auf. Die drei Tanten wünschen für ihre "Tochter" aber eine bessere Zukunft. Als die ersten katholischen Schulen die Tore auch für farbige und schwarze Mädchen öffnen, kratzen die Tanten all ihre Ersparnisse zusammen, um Tshidiso eine Schule in der Stadt zu ermöglichen. Nach der Befreiung von Nelson Mandela aus dem Gefängnis entwickelt sich der Integrationsprozess stetig weiter, Schwarze dürfen nun auch die Restaurants der Weissen besuchen. Wie schwierig aber dieser Prozess im täglichen Leben ist, zeigt ein Vorfall während eines Spielturniers. Das weisse Mädchen Beth stösst mit Tshidiso zusammen und wirft ihr das beleidigende Wort "Kaffer" an den Kopf, worauf ein anderes schwarzes Mädchen Beth ohrfeigt. Subtil zeichnet die Autorin die Mechanismen des Rassismus auf, der sich oft nur versteckt zeigt, indem Aussagen von weissen bzw. schwarzen Schülerinnen unterschiedlich wahrgenommen und gewichtet werden. Ab 12 Jahren, *****, Elisabeth Tschudi-Moser.

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