22 January 2023 7 Min Read
‘Something in me died, a piece of me died, with the dying of Sophiatown …’
Bloke Modisane’s heartbreaking account of the destruction of Kofifi paints a profound picture of black life under apartheid and has become a literary classic. The legendary author, activist, journalist and actor would have turned 100 this year, writes Siphiwo Mahala
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