"Historical novels show us how the origins of many present-day problems lie in the past; they are vehicles for the necessary journeys that nations must take to be healed; they help us reimagine ourselves in the present day"
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Fred Khumalo on His Novel, Dancing The Death Drill, and the Resurgence of Historical Fiction 6 August, 2018
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