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For You, I'd Steal a Goat

Name: For You, I'd Steal a Goat
Brand: OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780821426388
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OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9780821426388

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By Niq Mhlongo
Imprint: OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: September 22, 2025
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 191 x 127 mm
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Pages: 194

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For You, I'd Steal a Goat is a vibrant collection of short stories filled with memorable characters, intriguing plots, and twist endings. It explores a wide range of themes, such as corruption, racial bias, family troubles, and lovers' spats, to name a few. In his stories about queer relationships, Niq Mhlongo surfaces the complexities of a community whose narratives have been silenced. With his keen observations and insights into human nature, Mhlongo explores the things that people do for each other, but also to each other, including acts of injustice and exploitation as well as of love and desire. Mhlongo's stories are critical, erudite, and masterfully crafted using satire and careful deliberation to connect to the quotidian lived experiences of readers. With a sense of humor, Mhlongo reflects on some of the greatest transformations South Africans have faced in recent times and engages with crucial matters in the present.

Niq Mhlongo is a prizewinning South African novelist, short story writer, travel journalist, essayist, editor, and educator. His creative writing includes five novels and three short story collections. His work has been translated into several languages, including Burmese, Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Praise for the Kwela Books edition: A definite must-have for readers who enjoy tales about political intrigue and social dilemmas. - Kuhelika Ghosh (Brittle Paper) A collection filled with piercing poignancy, humor, and twist endings that you won't forget. (Johannesburg Review of Books) Another brilliant short-story collection from the multi-award-winning author Niq Mhlongo. - Thango Ntwasa (Sunday Times) An incisive cross-section of South African society. For You, I'd Steal a Goat meanders between township dwellings, middle-class homes, and the most opulent mansions. The setting also varies from apartheid-era forced removals to the coronavirus lockdown of recent years. The plots are lively with lots of action and reaction . . . and some fun unexpected twists. (The South African) Mhlongo's stories in this collection are critical and erudite, as well as masterfully crafted. (Botsoso)

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