REVIEW | Return to Sol Plaatje’s Mafikeng Diary not so much a reconsideration as a rehash

11 Jan

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Revisiting Sol Plaatje’s Mafikeng Diary: Reconsideration and Restoration edited by Sabata-mpho Mokae and Brian Willan (Jacana)

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BOOK: Revisiting Sol Plaatje's Mafikeng Diary: Reconsideration and Restoration edited by Sabata-mpho Mokae and Brian Willan (Jacana).

Reviewing a book of reviews is akin to stacking Matryoshka dolls: each one fits within the other, but the sameness tends to bore.

Which, in the context of an exploration of Sol Plaatje's first work, is a pity.

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