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Overview"Pelong ya Ka, a collection of essays and sketches in Sotho was first published in 1962 in the Bantu Treasury Series Imprint of Witwatersrand University Press. S. Machabe Mofokeng is regarded as one of the greatest essayist and dramatist in Southern Sotho. His first book, Senkatana (a play) was published in 1952. Pelong ya Ka comprises 20 essays which range from meditative, descriptive, and narrative to polemic style, with the tone of voice characterised by melancholy, humour, and satire. The essays span over a wide range of themes, as suggested by their Titles, e.g. Pelo (The heart), Bodutu (‘Solitude’), Death (‘Lefu’), Nako (‘Time’), Pampiri (‘Paper’), Ho kganna mmotokara (‘Driving an automobile’), Sepetlele (‘Hospital’), Lenyalo (‘Matromony’), and Boqheku (‘Old age’). Nhlanhla Maake says of this collection ""Mofokeng's essays fuse simplicity with depth." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sophonia Machabe Mofokeng , Sophonia Machabe Mofokeng , Mike MahasePublisher: Wits University Press Imprint: Wits University Press ISBN: 9781776140435ISBN 10: 1776140435 Pages: 142 Publication Date: 01 October 2021 Audience: General/trade , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , General , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: Sotho; Sesotho Table of ContentsChapter 1: Pelo Chapter 2: Botho Chapter 3: Bodutu Chapter 4: Lefu Chapter 5: Reisisi Chapter 6: Tsela-tshweu Chapter 7: Phetoho Chapter 8: Nako Chapter 9: Metswalle Chapter 10: Pampiri Chapter 11: Hlahlobo Chapter 12: Noka Chapter 13: Ho kganna motorokara Chapter 14: Lewatle Chapter 15: Sepetlele Chapter 16: Dimela Chapter 17: Tjhelete Chapter 18: Lenyalo Chapter 19: Boqheku Chapter 20: QetelloReviewsAuthor InformationSophonia Machabe Mofokeng (1923–1957), a dramatist and prose writer, received a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, for his research on African folklore, and his knowledge of Sesotho culture was the source of his dramatic reworking of the Senkatana legend. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |