Blame Me on HistoryThe coming-of-age of a black intellectual under apartheid. |
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... noise which was part of it and of themselves . Noise was among the pet hates of shebeen queens , for it , too , was an intoxicant ; people got drunk with it , and when they were dizzy with it they fought and injured each other ; it was ...
... noise which was part of it and of themselves . Noise was among the pet hates of shebeen queens , for it , too , was an intoxicant ; people got drunk with it , and when they were dizzy with it they fought and injured each other ; it was ...
Page 51
... noises came from everywhere , the reservoir had been switched open and the voices of the noise came gushing for- ward . A fraction of the noise rearranged itself into a children's fantasy , they were the hero of the film , The Fastest ...
... noises came from everywhere , the reservoir had been switched open and the voices of the noise came gushing for- ward . A fraction of the noise rearranged itself into a children's fantasy , they were the hero of the film , The Fastest ...
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Bloke Modisane. waxes , then suddenly - for a brief moment only - the noise is stilled , then another kind of noise rises , first tentatively , then swells until the music can no longer be heard ; it is a noise which is a mixture of ...
Bloke Modisane. waxes , then suddenly - for a brief moment only - the noise is stilled , then another kind of noise rises , first tentatively , then swells until the music can no longer be heard ; it is a noise which is a mixture of ...
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