SIGNED - Eric Miyeni. The Only Black at a Dinner Party & Before Mandela was Mandela

Soft covers. 276 & 139 pages. Very good condition: tightly bound, neat and clean. Under 1kg.

O'Mandingo! Before Mandela was Mandela was written in the years prior to Mandela's release from jail, the author has chosen these pieces to follow up on his previous title O'Mandingo! The only black at a dinner party. Read this and remember when, as the author says in his introduction, "..under apartheid one had to hide one's meaning and hope that it will still be discovered." Miyeni writes in fact and fiction of those years when our realities were skewed by apartheid, yet we knew one thing for certain, and it was that Mandela was Mandela. "You know, I wore a t-shirt with Viva Mandela written on it to work once and one of the drivers came up to me and said in Zulu, 'Sorry bra, but I really didn't know that Viva was Mandela's first name.' How's that hey? The guy probably didn't even know whether Mandela was related to Stompie or not. For those who cannot read (and I'm sure there are plenty in this country) Stompie is the stub that was put out in an ashtray placed a little too close to our version of the Queen Mother..."

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The Only Black at a Dinner Party: Based on the controversial but popular e-zine, this collection of opinion pieces and essays analyzes current topics facing post-apartheid South Africa; including black economic empowerment, affirmative action, race, poverty, and affluence, while also touching on such lighter topics as sports, movies, love, and friendship. Black pride, strength, unity, and prosperity are central themes in these articles, creating a unique picture of the current South African black consciousness movement.