Kafka's curse
by Achmat Dangor
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Kafka's Curse is a modern reinterpretation of the Arabic legend of the gardener who loves a princess and, for his transgression, is transformed into a tree. Reset in South Africa as apartheid was coming undone, this is the story of the Khan family, who are both "colored" and Muslim. When Oscar Khan, a budding architectect, dares to pursue a woman ouside his race and to change his religious identity, he commits a sin and must be punished.
His unforgiving brother, a post-apartheid politician, tries to come to terms with Oscar's apostasy but will himself betray both his principles and his family when he falls in love with Amina, a beautiful and spirited psychotherapist.
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Kafka's curse
2000, Vintage International
in English
- 1st Vintage International ed.
0375704620 9780375704628
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Kafka's curse: a novella & three other stories
1997, Kwela Books
in English
- 1st ed.
0795700547 9780795700545
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