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It’s a Writer’s Life: Nthikeng Mohlele Answers the M&G’s Questions

November 19th, 2009 by Ronel S

The Scent of BlissNthikeng MohleleThe Mail and Guardian poses some interesting questions to Nthikeng Mohlele, author of The Scent of Bliss. The book journeys with Q, its narrator, and paints an ambitious portrait that fuses death and history, social justice with the dogma of sexual and religious morality, and the effects of State power on the lives of individuals:

Describe yourself in a sentence.

Cerebral idealist, allergic to sport, unashamedly and obsessively drawn to life; sometimes frustrated by its limitations.

Describe your ideal reader.

Must be true to themselves, free to think and feel whatever they please in response to what I put on to a page.

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  • <a href="http://helenmoffett.book.co.za" rel="nofollow">Helen</a>
    Helen
    November 20th, 2009 @09:57 #
     
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    Delightful. His quirky talent comes across clearly in this interview.

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