How to Stop Being a Naai

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How to Stop Being a Naai is a brutally funny fictional self-help guide that follows Lucian's journey from toxic train wreck to . . . well, slightly less toxic train wreck. Through his relationship with his father, his failing relationship and tough life decisions, he develops a nine-step framework that progresses from self-acceptance to channelling your inner naai constructively. In other words, he'll try anything except go to actual therapy.

Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Mia Arderne EAN: 9780795711442 COUNTRY: South Africa PAGES: 224 WEIGHT: 500 g HEIGHT: 198 mm

PUBLISHED BY: Kwela Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-08-14 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Literary WIDTH: 130 mm SPINE:

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Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Mia Arderne is a Cape Town-based writer with bylines at Cosmopolitan, the Mail & Guardian, Marie Claire, GQ Japan and more. Her unpublished debut manuscript was short-listed for the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award. Her debut novel, Mermaid Fillet, appeared in 2020.

Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Mia Arderne EAN: 9780795711442 COUNTRY: South Africa PAGES: 224 WEIGHT: 500 g HEIGHT: 198 mm

PUBLISHED BY: Kwela Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-08-14 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Literary WIDTH: 130 mm SPINE:

Book Themes:

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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