The creation of half-broken people : a novel / Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ndlovu, Siphiwe Gloria, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--Fiction.

Imperialism.

South African fiction (English).

South Africa--History--Fiction.

South Africa.

Genre:

Gothic fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

371 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Toronto, Ontario] : Anansi International, 2025.

Summary:

"Showcasing African Gothic at its finest, The Creation of Half-Broken People is the extraordinary tale of a nameless woman plagued by visions. She works for the Good Foundation and its museum filled with artifacts from the family's exploits in Africa, the Good family members all being descendants of Captain John Good, of King Solomon's Mines fame. Our heroine is happy with her association with the Good family, until one day she comes across a group of protestors outside the museum. Instigating the group is an ancient woman, who our heroine knows is not real. She knows too that the secrets of her past have returned. After this encounter, the nameless woman finds herself living first in an attic and then in a haunted castle, her life anything but normal as her own intangible inheritance unfolds through the women who inhabit her visions. With a knowing nod to classics of the Gothic genre, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu weaves the threads of a complex colonial history into the present through people "half-broken" by the stigmas of race and mental illness, all the while balancing the humanity of her characters against the cruelty of empire in a hypnotic, haunting account of love and magic."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"First published in 2024 by Pan Macmillan South Africa"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Ndlovu, Siphiwe Gloria. Creation of half-broken people.

ISBN:

9781487013271

1487013272

OCLC:

1449624416

Publisher Number:

90101670548