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Watermarks in the Sesotho Novels of the Twentieth Century
- Research in African Literatures
- Indiana University Press
- Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 2006
- pp. 65-82
- 10.2979/ral.2006.37.3.65
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
The paper considers novels in Sesotho by five authors, three of which were short-listed in the "100 Best Books" project conducted in South Africa in 2003. It provides a critique of the style, structure, and content of five novels: Mofolo's Chaka, Segoete's Monono ke Moholi ke Mowane, Khatketla's Mosali a Nkhola, Matlosa's Mopheme, and Maake's Kweetsa ya Pelo ya Motho. The paper summariZes aspects of plot for the English-speaking reader and draws comparisons and contrasts between the writers and their respective novels.
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