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Paperback. Condizione: New. During embalming an arm jerks and strikes a mortician, leaving him unmoored. A pastor's wife encounters a young congregant in her kitchen wearing her apron and preparing breakfast. A man's attempt to make sense of why a tornado picked him up leads to a showdown with a cult leader. A daydreaming, gawky kid is appointed guardian of a watermelon that the ocean could snatch away. Love comes slowly, like water heating over a low fire or extra sugar being stirred into tea. In another story, the love of a father cannot save his musician son. A young woman living in a recognisable future contemplates the end of memory as her body transforms into the silver promise of a carapace. Another young woman feels she should be smiling but nothing stirs in her when her father wakes from death after 15 minutes. Battling portentous pre-dawn heat and still air, a bystander abandons removing caterpillars from a Ficus because the idea of touching them makes her squeamish. Elsewhere in the suburbs, in a fixer-upper from hell, crickets screech and squeal, their ringing like that of a demented alarm clock.When Water Wants To presents the winners of the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. Celebrating the legacy of master storyteller Can Themba, this collection provokes, inspires, challenges and entertains with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. The stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. These exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents, by delving into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections they make, and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share.When Water Wants To brings together the ten winners of the literary competition, the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. In celebraton of Themba's legacy, these emerging South African authors provoke, inspire, challenge and entertain with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. Their stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. Confirming the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents in our culture, the stories delve into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections and parallels they make and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. The featured stories include 'No Good Deed' (KJ Aires); 'Murmur Becomes a Wave' (Megan Choritz); 'Mr Duiker Sang the Blues' (Dyondzo Kwinika); 'Letters of Remembrance' (Sebabatso Madibu); 'Zombie' (Lerato Mahlangu); 'A Mortician's Instinct' (Kamva Majo), 'African Death, Western Medicine' ( Lethukukhanya Mzulwini); 'The Woman Who Buried Rain' (Rabada Unarine Princess); 'The Watermelon Caretaker' (Rosieda Shabodien); and 'Man of the House' (Dashalia Singaram).…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. During embalming an arm jerks and strikes a mortician, leaving him unmoored. A pastor's wife encounters a young congregant in her kitchen wearing her apron and preparing breakfast. A man's attempt to make sense of why a tornado picked him up leads to a showdown with a cult leader. A daydreaming, gawky kid is appointed guardian of a watermelon that the ocean could snatch away. Love comes slowly, like water heating over a low fire or extra sugar being stirred into tea. In another story, the love of a father cannot save his musician son. A young woman living in a recognisable future contemplates the end of memory as her body transforms into the silver promise of a carapace. Another young woman feels she should be smiling but nothing stirs in her when her father wakes from death after 15 minutes. Battling portentous pre-dawn heat and still air, a bystander abandons removing caterpillars from a Ficus because the idea of touching them makes her squeamish. Elsewhere in the suburbs, in a fixer-upper from hell, crickets screech and squeal, their ringing like that of a demented alarm clock.When Water Wants To presents the winners of the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. Celebrating the legacy of master storyteller Can Themba, this collection provokes, inspires, challenges and entertains with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. The stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. These exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents, by delving into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections they make, and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share.When Water Wants To brings together the ten winners of the literary competition, the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. In celebraton of Themba's legacy, these emerging South African authors provoke, inspire, challenge and entertain with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. Their stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. Confirming the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents in our culture, the stories delve into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections and parallels they make and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. The featured stories include 'No Good Deed' (KJ Aires); 'Murmur Becomes a Wave' (Megan Choritz); 'Mr Duiker Sang the Blues' (Dyondzo Kwinika); 'Letters of Remembrance' (Sebabatso Madibu); 'Zombie' (Lerato Mahlangu); 'A Mortician's Instinct' (Kamva Majo), 'African Death, Western Medicine' ( Lethukukhanya Mzulwini); 'The Woman Who Buried Rain' (Rabada Unarine Princess); 'The Watermelon Caretaker' (Rosieda Shabodien); and 'Man of the House' (Dashalia Singaram). Playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices, these stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical. Exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story by delving into the national psyche in the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. During embalming an arm jerks and strikes a mortician, leaving him unmoored. A pastor's wife encounters a young congregant in her kitchen wearing her apron and preparing breakfast. A man's attempt to make sense of why a tornado picked him up leads to a showdown with a cult leader. A daydreaming, gawky kid is appointed guardian of a watermelon that the ocean could snatch away. Love comes slowly, like water heating over a low fire or extra sugar being stirred into tea. In another story, the love of a father cannot save his musician son. A young woman living in a recognisable future contemplates the end of memory as her body transforms into the silver promise of a carapace. Another young woman feels she should be smiling but nothing stirs in her when her father wakes from death after 15 minutes. Battling portentous pre-dawn heat and still air, a bystander abandons removing caterpillars from a Ficus because the idea of touching them makes her squeamish. Elsewhere in the suburbs, in a fixer-upper from hell, crickets screech and squeal, their ringing like that of a demented alarm clock.When Water Wants To presents the winners of the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. Celebrating the legacy of master storyteller Can Themba, this collection provokes, inspires, challenges and entertains with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. The stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. These exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents, by delving into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections they make, and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share.When Water Wants To brings together the ten winners of the literary competition, the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. In celebraton of Themba's legacy, these emerging South African authors provoke, inspire, challenge and entertain with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. Their stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. Confirming the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents in our culture, the stories delve into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections and parallels they make and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. The featured stories include 'No Good Deed' (KJ Aires); 'Murmur Becomes a Wave' (Megan Choritz); 'Mr Duiker Sang the Blues' (Dyondzo Kwinika); 'Letters of Remembrance' (Sebabatso Madibu); 'Zombie' (Lerato Mahlangu); 'A Mortician's Instinct' (Kamva Majo), 'African Death, Western Medicine' ( Lethukukhanya Mzulwini); 'The Woman Who Buried Rain' (Rabada Unarine Princess); 'The Watermelon Caretaker' (Rosieda Shabodien); and 'Man of the House' (Dashalia Singaram). Playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices, these stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical. Exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story by delving into the national psyche in the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. During embalming an arm jerks and strikes a mortician, leaving him unmoored. A pastor's wife encounters a young congregant in her kitchen wearing her apron and preparing breakfast. A man's attempt to make sense of why a tornado picked him up leads to a showdown with a cult leader. A daydreaming, gawky kid is appointed guardian of a watermelon that the ocean could snatch away. Love comes slowly, like water heating over a low fire or extra sugar being stirred into tea. In another story, the love of a father cannot save his musician son. A young woman living in a recognisable future contemplates the end of memory as her body transforms into the silver promise of a carapace. Another young woman feels she should be smiling but nothing stirs in her when her father wakes from death after 15 minutes. Battling portentous pre-dawn heat and still air, a bystander abandons removing caterpillars from a Ficus because the idea of touching them makes her squeamish. Elsewhere in the suburbs, in a fixer-upper from hell, crickets screech and squeal, their ringing like that of a demented alarm clock.When Water Wants To presents the winners of the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. Celebrating the legacy of master storyteller Can Themba, this collection provokes, inspires, challenges and entertains with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. The stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. These exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents, by delving into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections they make, and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share.When Water Wants To brings together the ten winners of the literary competition, the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. In celebraton of Themba's legacy, these emerging South African authors provoke, inspire, challenge and entertain with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. Their stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. Confirming the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents in our culture, the stories delve into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections and parallels they make and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. The featured stories include 'No Good Deed' (KJ Aires); 'Murmur Becomes a Wave' (Megan Choritz); 'Mr Duiker Sang the Blues' (Dyondzo Kwinika); 'Letters of Remembrance' (Sebabatso Madibu); 'Zombie' (Lerato Mahlangu); 'A Mortician's Instinct' (Kamva Majo), 'African Death, Western Medicine' ( Lethukukhanya Mzulwini); 'The Woman Who Buried Rain' (Rabada Unarine Princess); 'The Watermelon Caretaker' (Rosieda Shabodien); and 'Man of the House' (Dashalia Singaram). Playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices, these stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical. Exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story by delving into the national psyche in the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. When Water Wants To | The DALRO Can Themba Merit Award Short Story Anthology | Jacqui Aires (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2025 | Wits University Press CS | EAN 9781776149797 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. During embalming an arm jerks and strikes a mortician, leaving him unmoored. A pastor's wife encounters a young congregant in her kitchen wearing her apron and preparing breakfast. A man's attempt to make sense of why a tornado picked him up leads to a showdown with a cult leader. A daydreaming, gawky kid is appointed guardian of a watermelon that the ocean could snatch away. Love comes slowly, like water heating over a low fire or extra sugar being stirred into tea. In another story, the love of a father cannot save his musician son. A young woman living in a recognisable future contemplates the end of memory as her body transforms into the silver promise of a carapace. Another young woman feels she should be smiling but nothing stirs in her when her father wakes from death after 15 minutes. Battling portentous pre-dawn heat and still air, a bystander abandons removing caterpillars from a Ficus because the idea of touching them makes her squeamish. Elsewhere in the suburbs, in a fixer-upper from hell, crickets screech and squeal, their ringing like that of a demented alarm clock.When Water Wants To presents the winners of the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. Celebrating the legacy of master storyteller Can Themba, this collection provokes, inspires, challenges and entertains with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. The stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. These exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents, by delving into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections they make, and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share.When Water Wants To brings together the ten winners of the literary competition, the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. In celebraton of Themba's legacy, these emerging South African authors provoke, inspire, challenge and entertain with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. Their stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. Confirming the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents in our culture, the stories delve into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections and parallels they make and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. The featured stories include 'No Good Deed' (KJ Aires); 'Murmur Becomes a Wave' (Megan Choritz); 'Mr Duiker Sang the Blues' (Dyondzo Kwinika); 'Letters of Remembrance' (Sebabatso Madibu); 'Zombie' (Lerato Mahlangu); 'A Mortician's Instinct' (Kamva Majo), 'African Death, Western Medicine' ( Lethukukhanya Mzulwini); 'The Woman Who Buried Rain' (Rabada Unarine Princess); 'The Watermelon Caretaker' (Rosieda Shabodien); and 'Man of the House' (Dashalia Singaram).…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -During embalming an arm jerks and strikes a mortician, leaving him unmoored. A pastor's wife encounters a young congregant in her kitchen wearing her apron and preparing breakfast. A man's attempt to make sense of why a tornado picked him up leads to a showdown with a cult leader. A daydreaming, gawky kid is appointed guardian of a watermelon that the ocean could snatch away. Love comes slowly, like water heating over a low fire or extra sugar being stirred into tea. In another story, the love of a father cannot save his musician son. A young woman living in a recognisable future contemplates the end of memory as her body transforms into the silver promise of a carapace. Another young woman feels she should be smiling but nothing stirs in her when her father wakes from death after 15 minutes. Battling portentous pre-dawn heat and still air, a bystander abandons removing caterpillars from a Ficus because the idea of touching them makes her squeamish. Elsewhere in the suburbs, in a fixer-upper from hell, crickets screech and squeal, their ringing like that of a demented alarm clock.When Water Wants To presents the winners of the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. Celebrating the legacy of master storyteller Can Themba, this collection provokes, inspires, challenges and entertains with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. The stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. These exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents, by delving into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections they make, and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share.When Water Wants To brings together the ten winners of the literary competition, the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. In celebraton of Themba's legacy, these emerging South African authors provoke, inspire, challenge and entertain with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. Their stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. Confirming the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents in our culture, the stories delve into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections and parallels they make and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. The featured stories include 'No Good Deed' (KJ Aires); 'Murmur Becomes a Wave' (Megan Choritz); 'Mr Duiker Sang the Blues' (Dyondzo Kwinika); 'Letters of Remembrance' (Sebabatso Madibu); 'Zombie' (Lerato Mahlangu); 'A Mortician's Instinct' (Kamva Majo), 'African Death, Western Medicine' ( Lethukukhanya Mzulwini); 'The Woman Who Buried Rain' (Rabada Unarine Princess); 'The Watermelon Caretaker' (Rosieda Shabodien); and 'Man of the House' (Dashalia Singaram). 180 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - During embalming an arm jerks and strikes a mortician, leaving him unmoored. A pastor's wife encounters a young congregant in her kitchen wearing her apron and preparing breakfast. A man's attempt to make sense of why a tornado picked him up leads to a showdown with a cult leader. A daydreaming, gawky kid is appointed guardian of a watermelon that the ocean could snatch away. Love comes slowly, like water heating over a low fire or extra sugar being stirred into tea. In another story, the love of a father cannot save his musician son. A young woman living in a recognisable future contemplates the end of memory as her body transforms into the silver promise of a carapace. Another young woman feels she should be smiling but nothing stirs in her when her father wakes from death after 15 minutes. Battling portentous pre-dawn heat and still air, a bystander abandons removing caterpillars from a Ficus because the idea of touching them makes her squeamish. Elsewhere in the suburbs, in a fixer-upper from hell, crickets screech and squeal, their ringing like that of a demented alarm clock.When Water Wants To presents the winners of the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. Celebrating the legacy of master storyteller Can Themba, this collection provokes, inspires, challenges and entertains with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. The stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. These exciting new authors confirm the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents, by delving into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections they make, and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share.When Water Wants To brings together the ten winners of the literary competition, the DALRO Can Themba Short Story Award. In celebraton of Themba's legacy, these emerging South African authors provoke, inspire, challenge and entertain with bold storytelling and keen social commentary. Their stories range from the deeply personal to the wildly allegorical, playing with genre conventions and inhabiting a multitude of perspectives and unruly voices. Confirming the pre-eminence of the short story, and its oral antecedents in our culture, the stories delve into the national psyche in the conversations they have, the connections and parallels they make and the themes, concerns and water-soaked imagery they share. The featured stories include 'No Good Deed' (KJ Aires); 'Murmur Becomes a Wave' (Megan Choritz); 'Mr Duiker Sang the Blues' (Dyondzo Kwinika); 'Letters of Remembrance' (Sebabatso Madibu); 'Zombie' (Lerato Mahlangu); 'A Mortician's Instinct' (Kamva Majo), 'African Death, Western Medicine' ( Lethukukhanya Mzulwini); 'The Woman Who Buried Rain' (Rabada Unarine Princess); 'The Watermelon Caretaker' (Rosieda Shabodien); and 'Man of the House' (Dashalia Singaram).…