{"product_id":"encounters-an-anthology-of-south-african-short-stories-by-david-medalie","title":"Encounters: An Anthology of South African Short Stories by David Medalie","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781868143252\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitwatersrand University Press, January 1998\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e236 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this lively and quintessentially South African anthology compiled by David Medalie, the short stories explore enforcing and resisting change, transformation and how happenstances between individuals are not predictable but are rather complex and unique encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled and introduced by David Medalie, this lively and quintessentially South African anthology ranges across time, culture and style. The encounters in these short stories showcase how the happenstances between individuals are not predictable or simple but rather are complex and unique within the South African experience, and leave a mark on the individuals who experience them. Among Medalie are twenty contributors that includes Nobel Laureate, Nadine Gordimer, Herman Charles Bosman, award-winning authors Ivan Vladislavic and Ahmed Essop, Mandla Langa, Dan Jacobson, Miriam Tlali, Christopher Hope, Mbulelo Mzamane and Chris van Wyk, as well as the legendary icon of Drum magazine, Can Themba. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts appeal is as much to teachers of literature and their students as to non-academics who simply rejoice in the pleasure of good stories well told. There is a place for it in the hearts and bookshelves of all South Africans who cherish their literary heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50767510044834,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/images_81bf916c-6803-44c0-ae9e-945685710fea.jpg?v=1793282393","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/encounters-an-anthology-of-south-african-short-stories-by-david-medalie","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}