Mrova

Description

Thabiso Tshowa’s debut book of short stories, Mrova, is a striking collection of sketch-like tales that bring to life the rhythm, voice, movement, and activity of daily life in the small town of Bethal, Mpumalanga. From taxi bosses and young lovers, to promising young sports stars, spaza shop owners, and small-time thugs, the stories in Mrova embody the voices and attitudes of the people and places they depict. Tshowa puts forward a collective portrait of his home town that is vivid, evocative, and witty, refracted through the keen and considered lens of a storyteller interested in making sense of a place through the characters who inhabit it.