Cover reveal: Shattered 1 – The Impact by Thompson Charlie

Cover reveal: Shattered 1 – The Impact by Thompson Charlie

Displaced and running away from political persecution in Zimbabwe, Bloggs shares his macabre experiences of the regime that forced him into exile.

Depressed by his raw, squalid life, the threat of an ignominious death on the streets of Johannesburg and shame of failing his family, the equilibrium between his inner self and the outside world descends into chaos and mental anguish. In near despair and degradation, his blighted spirit collides with the dark forces of his extremity which triggers an amazing transformation that not only saves him but also touches the broken lives of other people around him.

Bloggs, refusing to pity himself, finds philosophical humour in his life situation. For him it is the enduring spirit of freedom and honesty rallied with courageous responses to forces of dehumanization that constitutes nobility and hope.

Babatunde’s Heroic Journey long listed for the The Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
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Babatunde’s Heroic Journey long listed for the The Barry Ronge Fiction Prize

Nape à Motana’s latest novel, _Babatunde’s Heroic Journey_, has been long listed for the The Barry Ronge Fiction Prize, one of South Africa’s most prestigious annual literary awards.

This is the 19th year of the Sunday Times fiction prize, named for Barry Ronge, the arts commentator who was one of the founders of the Sunday Times literary awards. The awards are for works of “rare imagination and style … a tale so compelling as to become an enduring landmark of contemporary fiction.”