Memory, forgiveness and reconciliation in Iziboshwa zothando

Abstract

The Zulu novelIziboshwa zothando can be read as a narrative of the  voices of suffering during the apartheid years. The novel privileges events  of suffering to afford the once voiceless people a voice, and as such, gives them social and moral recognition. In addition, by giving voice to the victims of apartheid, the novel promotes the post-apartheid spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation captured by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

S.Afr.J.Afr.Lang., 31(2) 2011