Sculptors of Mapungubwe
Language: English
Amstel Playwright of the Year Award 1978 Amstel Playwright of the Year Award 1979 Black Diamond Chata Commonwealth Writers Prize 2001 Fantasy Fiction Historical Literary Fiction M-Net Book Prize 1997 Mythical fiction Rendani She Plays with Darkness South African fiction Sunday Times Fiction Prize 2001 The Heart of Redness The Madonna of Excelsior The Whale Caller Ways of Dying Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda Zanemvula Mda family saga
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: Jun 15, 2013
Description:
In the timeless kingdom of Mapungubwe, the royal sculptor had two sons, Chata and Rendani. As they grew, so grew their rivalry--and their extraordinary talents. But while Rendani became a master carver of the animals that run in the wild hills and lush valleys of the land, Chata learned to carve fantastic beings from his dreams, creatures never before seen on the Earth. From this natural rivalry between brothers, Zakes Mda crafts an irresistibly rich fable of love and family. What makes the better art, perfect mimicry or inspiration? Who makes the better wife, a princess or a mysterious dancer? Ageless and contemporary, deceptive in its simplicity and mythical in its scope, The Sculptors of Mapungubwe encompasses all we know of love, envy, and the artist's primal power to forge art from nature and nature into art. Mda's newest novel will only strengthen his international reputation as one of the most trenchant voices of South Africa.