Description
The structure of the book offers the reader short entries of poetry, essays and dialogue that mirrors diary entries; Written only from various women characters' perspectives centres the voice of the gender - a deliberate decision by the author to advance agency among Coloured women; The author's own struggle with agency and acceptance amongst her own marginalised community is a catalyst for incisive storytelling; A valued contribution to the ever-growing pool of young Coloured woman authors in South Africa.
About the Author
Terry-Ann Adams hails from Eldorado Park. The 20-something writer spent her childhood playing with imaginary friends and writing poems, and started her writer's journey at the tender age of 12 when she wrote a mini memoir detailing her struggle to be accepted into mainstream schooling as a person with albinism. A cultural commentator, she hasn't stopped writing since then. Terry-Ann's work, written in English and Afrikaans, is inspired by and predominantly features Coloured people of South Africa. Those Who Live In Cages was inspired by her grandmother Frances 'Poppie' Adams. "My grandmother always wanted me to tell her story, the stories of Coloured women stuck in the townships of Johannesburg, who are often forgotten by society." This is Terry-Ann's first novel.
Book Information
ISBN 9781431430147
Author Terry-Ann Adams
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Jacana Media
Publisher Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 212mm * 136mm * 15mm