In recent years, the work of Zakes Mda--novelist, painter, composer, theater director and filmmaker--has attracted worldwide critical attention. Gail Fincham's book examines the five novels Mda has written since South Africa's transition to democracy: "Ways of Dying" (1995), "The Heart of Redness" (2000), T"he Madonna of Excelsior" (2002), "The Whale Caller "(2005), and "Cion "(2007). "Dance of Life" explores how refigured identity is rooted i...
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