\u2018Chatambudza and Rendani were brought up as brothers and saw each other in that light. They were born in the same year at the same mining compound a day\u2019s journey south of Mapungubwe.\u2019 However, the talented sculptors turn out to be quite different. Chata, taught the ways of the wild by his !Kung mother, seldom does what is expected of him. His astonishing art is fed by spiritual trances and dreams, and his mitshimbilo \u2013 wanderlust \u2013 takes him on distant adventures. Rendi\u2019s art is skilful but conventional, and his life tightly bound by tradition. Increasing rivalry, resentment and jealousy sour the young men\u2019s relationship. Who will win their power contest? And what will they destroy in the process? Zakes Mda draws on archaeological evidence and oral tradition to recreate a vibrant and convincing historical backdrop to this timeless story about what happens when the existing order is disrupted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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