The Madonna of Excelsior
Written by Zakes Mda
Narrated by Robin Miles
4/5
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Zakes Mda
ZAKES MDA (full names: Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda) is a South African writer, painter, composer and film maker. A novelist, poet and playwright of more than twenty works, he has won numerous literary awards in South Africa and the United States. When he isn’t writing, Zakes splits his time between teaching creative writing at Ohio University and beekeeping in the Eastern Cape. He is honorary patron of the Market Theatre, Johannesburg. "Rachel’s Blue" was written as a response to the legal situation that persists in many US states today – that the father of a child conceived as the result of a rape can still claim the same paternity rights as any other father.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a truly relevant and moving South African story. The only critique I have is that the narrator butchered all the Sesotho words in the book. Maybe next time those sections should be read by someone who is familiar with how the words are pronounced. Well done to Zakes Mda for capturing the history so well and still fusing it with elements of fiction. Loved it?
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Such an excellent book deserves a much better narration, the pronunciation of place names and fake Afrikaans accents detracts from a very insightful and thought provoking memory.