My Mother was a Woman
Monday, February 06, 2023 | 660 Views |
Dingake and his wife Tebogo at their home in Mogoditshane.The author turns 95 next Saturday
My Mother was a Woman is a monologue, which reads like travelogue, where at each station, the author stops to talk about a case, usually, in celebratory or approving tones.
It is the story of, and about our sisters from Bobonong to Johannesburg, from East to West, and from the Bible and other Classics. Readers of Dingake’s writings will tell you that he is often spoilt for circumlocution – and verbosity.
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