Justify the Enemy: Becoming Human in South Africa
Justify the Enemy: Becoming Human in South Africa
By Zakes Mda
UKZN Press. R210
This book is a collection of non-fiction by the prolific author Zakes Mda. It showcases his role as a public intellectual with the inclusion of public lectures, essays and media articles. Mda focuses on SA’s history and the present, identity and belonging, the art of writing, human rights, global warming and why he is unable to keep silent on abuses of power. Mda wrote his first short story at the age of 15 and has since won major South African and British literary awards for his novels and plays. His writing has been translated into 20 languages.