FREEDOM, LAMENT AND SONG | MONGANE WALLY SEROTE IN JOHANNESBURG

Author: Mongane Wally Serote  Publisher: David Philip () ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Softcover Pages: 69 Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 0.5 cm +++ by Mongane Wally Serote +++ Freedom, Lament and Song was completed in and first published in . The socio–political and psychological reality that it confronts – the reality of a society that is in various critical ways proving very difficult to transform – is even more complicated than those tackled in the two previous poems. But this poem is also much more personal, more autobiographical than the other two. Serote’s questioning of the society around him – how can one react to poverty? What is this "freedom" that we have so painfully won? Will those who have been separated by apartheid ever really work together? – is in many places subsumed into a coming to terms with some of the complexities and sadnesses of his own life. He vividly recalls the years of struggle, and he mourns and is inspired by the memory of friends who have died for the cause, people whom he was unable to say goodbye to.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.