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St. Martins Press-3Pl Ways Of Dying A Novel by Zakes Mda
Winner Of The M-Net Book Prizeshortlisted For The Cna And Noma Awards In Ways Of Dying, Zakes Mda'S Acclaimed First Novel, Toloki Is A Professional Mourner In A Vast And Violent City Of The New South Africa. Day After Day He Attends Funerals In The Townships, Dressed With Dignity In A Threadbare Suit, Cape, And Battered Top Hat, To Comfort The Grieving Families Of The Victims Of The City'S Crime, Racial Hatred, And Crippling Poverty. At A Christmas Day Funeral For A Young Boy Toloki Is Reunited With Noria, A Woman From His Village. Together They Help Each Other To Heal The Past, And As Their Story Interweaves With Those Of Their Acquaintances This Elegant Short Novel Provides A Magical And Painful Picture Of South Africa Today. Ways Of Dying Was Awarded South Africa'S Prestigious M-Net Book Prize, Awarded By The Tv Channel M-Net To Books Written In One Of South Africa'S Official Languages, And Was Shortlisted For The Central News Agency (Cna) Award And The Noma Award, An Africa-Wide Prize Founded By Shoichi Noma, Onetime President Of Kodansha International.