A collection of short stories about southern Africa and apartheid, five by black Africans and five by white Africans.
Content Note
Crackling day / Peter Abrahams -- The old chief Mshlanga / Doris Lessing -- A day in the country / Dan Jacobson -- Country lovers / Nadine Gordimer -- When the trian comes / Zoe Wicomb -- The toilet / Gcina Mhlope -- The road to Alexandra / Mark Mathabane -- A chip of glass ruby / Nadine Gordimer -- A farm at Raraba / Ernst Havemann -- It's quiet now / Gcina Mhlope.