Description
Book SynopsisPelong ya Ka, a collection of essays and sketches in Sotho was first published in 1962 in the
Bantu Treasury Series Imprint of Witwatersrand University Press. S. Machabe Mofokeng is regarded as one of the greatest essayist and dramatist in Southern Sotho. His first book,
Senkatana (a play) was published in 1952.
Pelong ya Ka comprises 20 essays which range from meditative, descriptive, and narrative to polemic style, with the tone of voice characterised by melancholy, humour, and satire. The essays span over a wide range of themes, as suggested by their Titles, e.g.
Pelo (The heart), Bodutu (‘Solitude’), Death (‘Lefu’), Nako (‘Time’), Pampiri (‘Paper’), Ho kganna mmotokara (‘Driving an automobile’), Sepetlele (‘Hospital’), Lenyalo (‘Matromony’), and
Boqheku (‘Old age’). Nhlanhla Maake says of this collection "Mofokeng's essays fuse simplicity with depth.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Pelo
- Chapter 2: Botho
- Chapter 3: Bodutu
- Chapter 4: Lefu
- Chapter 5: Reisisi
- Chapter 6: Tsela-tshweu
- Chapter 7: Phetoho
- Chapter 8: Nako
- Chapter 9: Metswalle
- Chapter 10: Pampiri
- Chapter 11: Hlahlobo
- Chapter 12: Noka
- Chapter 13: Ho kganna motorokara
- Chapter 14: Lewatle
- Chapter 15: Sepetlele
- Chapter 16: Dimela
- Chapter 17: Tjhelete
- Chapter 18: Lenyalo
- Chapter 19: Boqheku
- Chapter 20: Qetello
