"Kafir Stories: Seven Short Stories" by W. C. Scully is a compilation that transports readers to late 19th-century Southern Africa, vividly portraying through narratives the world of the Kafir people, their customs, and their turbulent social interactions. Starting with tales set inside a Kafirland canteen, where individuals like Jim Gubo, the policeman, openly converse with Kalaza, freshly freed from imprisonment, as they grapple with personal aspirations against a canvas of colonial pressures and compromised ethics. We are drawn into the lives of figures like Maliwe, the accused shepherd, revealing a web of interconnected destinies through moral quandaries and survival, crafting a world thick with suspense and illuminating the harsh realities of life under societal restrictions.
Kafir Stories: Seven Short Stories
By W. C. (William Charles) Scully
In a mesmerizing colonial landscape, the lives of a policeman, an ex-convict, and a wrongly accused shepherd collide, exposing a world of loyalty, fate, and the fight for living.
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William Charles Scully is one of South Africa's best-known authors, although little known outside South Africa. In addition to his work as an author, his paid work was principally as a magistrate in Springfontein, South Africa, as well as in Namaqualand and the Transkei. His last position before retirement was as Chief Magistrate of Port Elizabeth, one of South Africa's larger cities. He organised the building of "New Brighton", a township for aboriginal African people in Port Elizabeth. At the time it was regarded as very progressive—a pleasant place to live.
William Charles Scully is one of South Africa's best-known authors, although little known outside South Africa. In addition to his work as an author, his paid work was principally as a magistrate in Springfontein, South Africa, as well as in Namaqualand and the Transkei. His last position before retirement was as Chief Magistrate of Port Elizabeth, one of South Africa's larger cities. He organised the building of "New Brighton", a township for aboriginal African people in Port Elizabeth. At the time it was regarded as very progressive—a pleasant place to live.
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