{"product_id":"a-little-light-by-nthikeng-mohlele-1","title":"A little light by Nthikeng Mohlele","description":"\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0\"\u003e“The world may be full of women of varying beauty and talents, but I doubt there will ever be an encounter like this one, so charged, so urgent and, like I said, beautifully irrational.” – In Praise of Older Women\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eA new collection of short stories by one of South Africa’s most original writers,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Little Light \u003c\/i\u003eis a timely and sensitive evocation of places, bodies, politics, regrets and hope, all revealed in tightly controlled and beautifully lit stories. Mohlele’s daring writing is on full display with the publication of this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNthikeng Mohlele was partly raised in Limpopo and Tembisa Township, and attended the University of the Witwatersrand, where he obtained a BA in dramatic art, publishing studies and African literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eHe is the author of six critically acclaimed novels:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scent of Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eSmall Things\u003c\/i\u003e (2013),\u003ci\u003e Rusty Bell\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003ePleasure\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eMichael K\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eIllumination\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and a short-story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of Love \u003c\/i\u003e(2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0\"\u003eNthikeng was the winner of the University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing in English, winner of the K. Sello Duiker Memorial Award, winner of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Best Fiction: Short Stories and was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bridge Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607031890178,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/files\/A-Little-Light-Artwork-03.23-Copy_33c71b60-7c83-455a-8463-745fddf62df6.jpg?v=1774959464","url":"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/a-little-light-by-nthikeng-mohlele-1","provider":"Bridge Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}