Displaced
Keywords:
South Africa, Short stories, Fiction, Eastern Cape, Regional indigenous storiesSynopsis
Russell Kaschula’s delightful and provocative stories explore the complexities of living in the intercultural spaces of Southern Africa, reflections born out of his own history and experiences. Depicting a truly South African identity, the stories are told without bigotry, condescension or political correctness, and embrace the theme of our common historical uncertainty and displacement, over a period stretching back to the 1850s. Bringing together pre- and post-apartheid threads, he weaves together sometimes painful, sometimes humorous incidents of change, sorrow, fun, violence, forgiveness, innocence, identity, belonging, new directions and interlinked destinies.
ContentsAcknowledgements viii
1. Displaced 1
2. Two Teas Please 17
3. Pool 31
4. Valley of Voices 41
5. Initiates 53
6. Six Teaspoons of Sweetness 69
7. Divine Beginnings 85
8. N(ative) Y(ard) 47th Street 105
9. Shades of Orange 117
10. The Forgiver 129
11. Shadow 139
