Small Things by Nthikeng Mohlele Botswana

Small Things by Nthikeng Mohlele BotswanaIn this haunting tale of love and learning, the existential chaos of a life ravaged by circumstance takes on a rhythm of its own, one bound by loss and loneliness, but also an intelligent awareness of self. Sometimes melancholy, sometimes brutal, occasionally funny and infuriating, a journalist comrade lover caught up in the shade and shadow of politics and social injustice faces treachery and betrayal on every level. Set against the backdrop of a

This is a rich tapestry of stories about the super-wealthy and the wise

the oppressed American blacks

The boy narrator grows up haunted by a truth he both wants and does not want to discover

religious beliefs

Cover is very creased but otherwise in good condition

Looking at Nelson Mandela's presidency from the view of his chief bodyguard

his home when he was in exile

often to destinations described as the ‘third world’

Johannesburg

As he hovers between life and death

human rights champion

Includes facts about McNair