#soweto under the apricot tree

[zoethewriter]

This collection asks the question, if the apricot trees of Soweto could talk, what stories would they tell? And I've come away from this book thinking, I guess they would tell depressing stories. Bleak vignettes with very little hope or silver linings.

The writing has its merits of course, it's descriptive and chatty. But the stories themselves feel very Sunday night television on a local broadcasting channel and maybe that's why people are drawn to them. Definitely not my cup of tea though, perhaps I'll try another offering from this author and see if it sticks. For now, I'm really just bummed out.

P.S This cover is bloody gorgeous.

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[therecklessaudacity]

1. Women Who Run with Wolves- Clarissa Pinkola Estes

2. The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman

3. Black Tax:Burden or Ubuntu- Niq Mhlongo

4.Indaba My Children - Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa

5. The Life Changing Magic of not Giving a Fuck- Sarah Knight

6. Talking to Strangers-Malcolm Gladwell

7. Being Chris Hani's Daughter - Lindiwe Hani and Melinda Ferguson

8. Me-Elton John

9. Bad Feminist-Roxane Gay

10. The Longest March - Fred Khumalo

11. Everything is Fucked - Mark Manson

12.Big Magic- Elizabeth Gilbert

13. The Long Journey of Poppy Nongena- Elsa Joubert

14. Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls - Elena Favili

15. Get your Shit Together - Sarah Knight

16. The Dangerous Old Woman - Clarissa Pinkola Estes

17. The Four Agreements- Don Miguel Ruiz

18. Lean In- Sheryl Sandberg

19. Feminism is- Jen Thorpe

20. 491 Days- Winnie Madikizela Mandela

21. Talk of the Town - Fred Khumalo

22. Soweto Under the Apricot Tree - Niq Mhlongo

23. Becoming - Michelle Obama

24. The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman

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[gasstationb]

Niq Mhlongo is a South African journalist and novelist known for “Dog Eat Dog” and “Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree”. Mhlongo's writing has a post-apartheid backdrop, often dealing with xenophobia. He is influenced by his hometown of Soweto in South Africa. He writes his novels in Soweto, about Soweto and in Soweto dialect. His inspiration is “ life in general. I was inspired by the taxi drivers, street hawkers, my friends all over the world, my family, my relationship with people in general, my dreams, observations and my perceptions in life.” 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquotesniqmhlongo . . . . . . . . . . #gasstationburrito #onthisday #literaryhistory #bookstagram #books #bookworm #author #authorquotes #authormemes #writer #writerquotes #niqmhlongo #blackauthors #blackwriters #africanauthors #southafrican #soweto #dogeatdog #sowetoundertheapricottree #fiction #escapist #coping #hope #inspiration https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQzDEZhX8-/?igshid=3e0vqd19wuvy

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[luthandomngomezulu]

Nailed Written and Directed by Myself has just been nominated for a Naledi Theatre Award @thenaledis . A big shout out to the cast and crew, well freaking deserved. Thank you so much for the hard work and dedication. To our mentors @mphojmolepo @JamesNgcobo and producers @markettheatre. We're greatful for the guidance and support. And lastly thank you to @niq.mhlongo for the beautiful work which was adapted from his anthology of short stories Soweto Under The Apricot Tree https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5GTVIp4Y8/?igshid=12c8xzrzhloj0

[jamesmurualiterary]

Niq Mhlongo wins Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English Fiction 2019.

Niq Mhlongo wins Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English Fiction 2019.

Niq Mhlongo won the Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English Fiction 2019 at the Media24 Book Prize 2019 for Soweto, Under the Apricot Tree on June 13, 2019.

Media24, the print media arm of South African media company Naspers, owns Jonathan Ball Publishers and NB Publishers which has the imprints Human & Rousseau, Tafelberg, Kwela Books and Queillerie. The organisation annually hosts the Media24…

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Niq Mhlongo’s “Nailed” for Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Niq Mhlongo’s “Nailed” for Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Niq Mhlongo’s short story Nailed is set to make it on stage at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa in February. Nailed is a short story from the Soweto Under The Apricot Tree short story collection.

Niq Mhlongo isn’t unfamiliar to followers of the African literary scene. He emerged in 2004 with his debut novel Dog Eat Dogabout the life of a campus student in a South Africa that was…

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Niq Mhlongo latest book for Sol Plaatje University in April

Niq Mhlongo latest book for Sol Plaatje University in April

Niq Mhlongo’s latest book Soweto Under The Apricot Tree is set to be unveiled at the Sol Plaatje University in Kimberly, South Africa on April 8, 2018. Niq Mhlongo burst onto the South African literary scene with his debut novel Dog Eat Dog, in 2004 a book that followed the exploits of student in the new South Africa. The book quickly established him as the “Kwaito” writer of his generation. The…

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