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The reactive

Masande Ntshanga

2014161 pagesabout 2–4 hours
2014
first published
  • 2014Umuzi · 197 pages · ENGISBN 9781415207192
  • 2016161 pages · ENGISBN 9781937512439
  • 2017Jacaranda Books, Chester · ENGISBN 9781909762596

The story of Lindanathi, a young HIV+ man grappling with the death of his brother, for which he feels unduly responsible. He and his friendsCecelia and Ruanwork low-paying jobs and sell anti-retroviral drugs (during the period in South Africa before ARVs became broadly distributed). In between, they huff glue, drift through parties, and traverse the streets of Cape Town where they observe the grave material disparities of their country. -- amazon.com

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