Khalil's Journey - Ashraf Kagee (Paperback)

Khalil the Companion is given his name by the One Above at his birth in 1903. Despite evidence of this divine interest, Khalils 80-odd years of life remain fairly ordinary, even though many of these years are spent under the far-from-ordinary conditions of the System in South Africa. Apart from the high momentsan adolescent trip to India, the fleshly delights on his wedding night, and a memorable evening spent with the Black Pimpernel at an abortive New Unity Movement meetingKhalils later life is mostly taken up with trying to keep his wife and children happy and fed. Nevertheless, just as Khalils birth was an event discussed at length by the aunties of the neighborhood, at the end of his life, Khalil realizes his lifes journey contains many memorable moments.