The Madonna of Excelsior
Mda, Zakes / Zakes, Mda
A generous, patient, wry and intelligent voice...(that) suggests not just a writer who can seduce us through beautiful language and unfailing humor. We also encounter a writer who has the power to shock and frighten us, to astound and anger and unsettle us...In short, his is a voice for which one should feel not only affection but admiration." --Neil Gordon, "New York Times Book Review" Selection, Summer Reading, "New York Times Book Review" I...