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Lädt ... Some of My Best Friends are Whitevon Ndumiso Ngcobo
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Some of my best friends are white is a collection of sharp, satirical essays on contemporary South African issues from the point of view of a successful corporate professional - who just happens to be Zulu. Crossing various controversial, amusing and downright confusing racial divides, the title delivers a healthy dose of black - and white - humour as it explores some of the rainbow nation's defining characteristics, its many colourful characters and its myriad mysterious idiosyncrasies. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The original title for this book was meant to be Just Talking Shit to the Animals. A title I would have considered to be more accurate. But then, it probably would not have caught my eye as this one did.
I suspect that you have to be South African, or at least to have lived in South Africa, to appreciate this book. (For starters, the book is peppered with South African slang.) But if you are, there is plenty to make you giggle and cringe and squirm. Beware though, if you prefer your writing to be “politically correct” and are uncomfortable with racial stereotypes, this book is not for you.
Some of the topics covered are:
- Nostalgia for the township but you wouldn't want to move back there.
- What it is really like to drive in one of those kamikaze minicab taxis.
- Comparison between black designer clad free loaders and penny pinching whites.
- An original proposal to deal with petty crime.
- Craziness in corporate life.
- Zulus and violence.
- Black women.
- The Indian community.
- Democracy.
- Affirmative action.
I am giving 3 stars because not all the essays are equally good. Not on a par with Herman Charles Bosman, as Fred Khumalo says in the foreword. Sorry, Fred, I beg to differ. But readable he definitely is.
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