{"product_id":"9781913175023","title":"A Man Who Is Not a Man by Thando Mgqolozana","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Man Who Is Not A Man recounts the personal trauma of a young Xhosa initiate after a rite-of-passage circumcision goes wrong. With frankness and courage, this powerful novel details the pain and lifelong shame this protagonist experiences as a result not only of the physical trauma, but the social ostracism from being labeled 'a failed man.' He decodes the mysteries of this long-standing cultural tradition and calls to account the elders for the disintegrating support systems that allow such tragic outcomes. But it is also through this life-changing experience that the protagonist is forced to find his strength and humanity, and reassess what it really means to be a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Thando Mgqolozana\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 January 2021 by Cassava Republic Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e215 x 135 x 19 | 256g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperback \/ softback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55628781945208,"sku":"9781913175023","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0409\/6671\/7600\/files\/9781913175023.jpg?v=1786445138","url":"https:\/\/afroribooks.co.uk\/products\/9781913175023","provider":"Afrori Books LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}