uManzekhofi nezaKhe, by Fred Khumalo

Isihloko sokuqala sikaFred Khumalo sezinganekwane sesiZulu, uManzekhofi nezaKhe siyiqoqo lezindaba ezimfishane ezixhumene ezithinta ikati, uManzekhofi, kanye nomndeni wakwaSibiya ahlala kuwo. Igqugquzelwe ingoma kaGeraldine Elliott ethi The Long Grass Whispers, uManzekhofi nezaKhe yincwadi ebhalelwe ukujabulisa isizukulwane esisha sabafundi ngamahlaya kaFred Khumalo adumile nangapheli kanye nokuqonda kwakhe iNingizimu Afrika yanamuhla.

Fred Khumalo’s debut isiZulu fiction title, uManzekhofi nezaKhe is a witty and whimsical collection of interconnected short stories that centre around a house-cat, Manzekhofi, and the Sibiya household he lives in.

Inspired by Geraldine Elliott’s The Long Grass Whispers, uManzekhofi nezaKhe is a book written to entertain a new generation of readers with Fred Khumalo’s renowned and timeless humour and his insight into current-day South Africa.

Fred Khumalo is best known as an award-winning journalist and author. In particular his English novels Seven Steps to Heaven, Bitches’ Brew, Dancing the Death Drill have all received critical acclaim.

Kwakungcono eGibhithe, a short story contained in uManzekhofi nezaKhe was published in 2017 in the isiZulu speculative fiction anthology, Izinkanyezi Ezintsha by Kwasukela Books, and was featured on the Johannesburg Review of Books.