Intruders: Short stories
Intruders: Short stories
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By (author): Mohale Mashigo. Orphan sisters chase monsters of urban legend in Bloemfontein. At a busy taxi rank, a woman kills a man with her shoe. A genomicist is accused of playing God when she creates a fatherless child. Intruders is a collection that explores how it feels not to belong.
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She did it again. I had told myself that THIS time I was going to take it slow. Jokes on me 🥴
Mashigo’s book of short stories starts off with an essay titled “Afrofuturism: Ayashis’ Amateki” detailing the need for stories that “predict Africa’s future... a place in our imaginations that is the opposite of our present reality.”
And that’s exactly what she did. I know a lot of people may consider speculative fiction as an escape from reality but personallh I find it to more realistic than far-fetched especially when a black woman is behind the writing. Intruders is filled with fantastical stories so uniquely South African, from reminders of Apartheid and poverty in SA to depictions of nyaope boys and urban legends directly linked to gender based violence.
I’m 100% trying to contain myself with this review especially when it comes to spoilers but I really really really enjoyed it.
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