The Fifty Rand Notes

Short Stories

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya

 

Synopsis

The Fifty Rand Note is a collection of stories about multiple levels of consciousness from home, disapora, the self to the collective, all being drawn from a society going through painful motions of change. Is it possible for anybody to lose their source of livelihood and remain sane?

Review

[Tsitsi Ngwenya’s] stories bring the reader close to the acidic narratives of the likes of Dambudzo Marechera and Ayi Kwei Armah. This book will surely twist your neck until you see your heels.

Author

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya was born in Matebeleland South. She writes in both English and Ndebele.