Answer to Question #189925 in English for Emmanuel Egbuagha

Question

Despite the conflict in the novel Man Lands on the Moon, this short story can be seen as a celebration of the power of story - telling. Makhulu Mamkwayi's character is central to this. Write a paragraph in which you discuss her character and, in particular, why she is such a gifted story teller.

Answer 1

No not for me! Until I was stopped in my tracks by the names of the contributors: Sindiwe Magona, Maire Fisher, Jo-Anne Richards, Gabeba Baderoon, Marita van der Vyver, Rosamund Haden, and many more of South Africa’s wonderful female authors! And they have written gems of short stories, stories of myth and legend and life. For instance, Petra Muller’s ‘Last eland of the mountain’ a bushman drawing on Table Mountain that comes to life and the story of lives from different worlds touching each other. Or ‘Man lands on the moon and Sindiwe Magona’s link to isiXhosa myths and Nongqawuse. Try Maire Fisher’s ‘I will not apologise!’ about a young teenager and her angry grandmother.