The Fatuous State of Severity is a fresh collection of short stories and illustrations that explores themes surrounding the experiences of a generation of young, urban South Africans coping with the tensions of social media, language insecurities and relationships of various kinds. Intense and provocative, this new edition of the book, which was first self-published in 2016, features six additional stories as well as an introductory essay on Phumlani Pikoli’s publishing journey.
CONTRIBUTORS: Phumlani PikoliEAN: 9781770106062COUNTRY: South AfricaPAGES: WEIGHT: 166 gHEIGHT: 203 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan South AfricaDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / General, FICTION / Short Stories (single author)WIDTH: 133 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Short stories
"Hauntingly engaging". - Thandiwe Ntshinga, The South African. "Crisp, experimental and beautifully weird". - Phumlani S. Langa, City Press
Phumlani Pikoli is a multi-media journalist and multi-skilled artist. He was born in Zimbabwe in 1988. This is his first time being published by an actual publishing house and he intends to write and publish many more books without restriction to form.
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The Fatuous State of Severity is a fresh collection of short stories and illustrations that explores themes surrounding the experiences of a generation of young, urban South Africans coping with the tensions of social media, language insecurities and relationships of various kinds. Intense and provocative, this new edition of the book, which was first self-published in 2016, features six additional stories as well as an introductory essay on Phumlani Pikoli’s publishing journey.
CONTRIBUTORS: Phumlani PikoliEAN: 9781770106062COUNTRY: South AfricaPAGES: WEIGHT: 166 gHEIGHT: 203 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan South AfricaDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / General, FICTION / Short Stories (single author)WIDTH: 133 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Short stories
Phumlani Pikoli is a multi-media journalist and multi-skilled artist. He was born in Zimbabwe in 1988. This is his first time being published by an actual publishing house and he intends to write and publish many more books without restriction to form.
From the first couple of pages, it kept me on the edge of my seat. I love the way J. C. Rosenberg writes and this is a prime example of what reading should be like.
