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The Star Child : Longlisted for The Sunday Times SA Fiction Prize

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 1915643147
ISBN-13 9781915643148
Publisher Legend Press Ltd
Imprint Legend Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jul 16th, 2024
Print length 120 Pages
Weight 96 grams
Dimensions 12.90 x 19.90 x 0.90 cms
Ksh 1,800.00
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Nwelezelanga is born with albinism. Convinced by the midwife that an albino child is a curse, her mother places her in a river to drown.

Longlisted for The Sunday Times SA Fiction Prize 2017
Longlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2016

''With the patterns of a praise singer, and the lyricism of a born poet, debut novelist Unathi Magubeni catches you in the rhythm of his story and doesn''t let you go until it is spent'' Jacqui L''Ange

Nwelezelanga is born with albinism. Convinced by the midwife that an albino child is a curse, her mother places her in a river to drown.

However, fate has other plans and the baby is rescued and raised by a traditional healer. She grows into an old soul with mystic abilities and her story unfolds as she lives a rural life, connected to the earth and ancient rituals.

The Star Child is magical and poetic with an assured voice and eloquent prose, Magubeni invites us into the life of this extraordinary being, Nwelezelanga, the child who should not have been.

''Lyrical… Nuggets of wisdom glisten throughout the story'' Sarah Key


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