On a journey to tell stories that matter.
On a journey to tell stories that matter.
Thando Mgqolozana, a former student leader at the University of the Western Cape, was recognised for his academic achievements & commitment to care philosophy.
Read moreAbantu Book Festival, founded by Thando Mgqolozana, is a vibrant literary festival featuring diverse events, including poetry, music, theater, film, food, & children's programs.
Read moreThe Ultimate Book Show, merges literature & film to showcase African storytelling on a global scale, selected for the prestigious Festival de Cannes in 2022.
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Where books are more than just words on a page, they're a gateway to a world of possibilities
A Man Who Is Not A Man recounts the personal trauma of a young Xhosa initiate after a rite-of-passage circumcision goes wrong.
When Epher returns to Nazareth, he meets his childhood sweetheart, Bellewa Miriam, whose marriage to the woodwork merchant, old man Joseph, has been arranged.
Nurses are often said to be the backbone of health services, but in South Africa their profession itself is in need of care. This monograph considers the profile, image and status of nursing today and the nature and role of nursing education.
In 12 hours, your life could change forever, as Zizi discovers. On the night preceding his Student Representative Council presidential manifesto, and not for the first time, Zizi physically abuses his cheating girlfriend, Pamodi. But Pamodi flees.
A Man Who Is Not A Man recounts the personal trauma of a young Xhosa initiate after a rite-of-passage circumcision goes wrong.
When Epher returns to Nazareth, he meets his childhood sweetheart, Bellewa Miriam, whose marriage to the woodwork merchant, old man Joseph, has been arranged.
Nurses are often said to be the backbone of health services, but in South Africa their profession itself is in need of care. This monograph considers the profile, image and status of nursing today and the nature and role of nursing education.
In 12 hours, your life could change forever, as Zizi discovers. On the night preceding his Student Representative Council presidential manifesto, and not for the first time, Zizi physically abuses his cheating girlfriend, Pamodi. But Pamodi flees.
Critical Acclaim for Thando’s Books, Films, & Festivals
Read reviews of his impressive body of work, from novels to documentaries, written by leading critics and writers.
Learn moreWhat sets Mgqolozana apart is his more-polished writing style, giving the surfaces of his diverse works an impressive richness of language matched by equally powerful thematic & formal preoccupations
Thando Mgqolozana is perhaps South Africa’s most significant new writer from 2009.
Highly Original
A splendid invention
Prescient work
A coming-of-age tour de force
It is about tears shed over rare acts of kindness.
Festival rewrites colonial narrative and plots future of black literature
A milestone in South African cinema