sello duiker the quiet violence of dreams

Tshepo is spot on here about the unpredictability of life and how only so much is up to us and the rest we are left at the whims of the universe (whatever form the universe is represented in your life).

It seems only a matter of chance that we are in here and they are out there.” “In here everyone knows that there are more crazy people out there, and that most of them are politicians, lawyers, judges, accountants & bankers. When Tshepo, the protagonist, is admitted to a mental institution in Cape Town he makes this observation, which I thought was very telling: We often think we know the line between good and bad, normal and abnormal, crazy and sane, but reality is a bit more complex than these binaries. This book shows up how people without mental illness are so ill equipped to deal with people who have mental illness. Even today people with metal illness roam the streets of South African townships without any real medical assistance. Growing up people with mental illness were often referred to as people who were bewitched, and often they received no real treatment. Mental health is one of the least talked about issue in black South African communities, and this book places it centre stage. The tittle is captivating, The Quiet Violence of Dreams, and it absolutely captures the essence of K Sello Duiker’s work. Just before I started reading this book, I saw it was listed on “100 African reads” and so I was excited to start reading it. So there is a story about the book before I even get to the story in the book. I often like to relate how books come to me because the journey of the book into my tiny library is often telling about the book itself. I had never read the book and my friend insisted that I read it, so he bought it for me. You never see it coming.” – Mmabathoįor my birthday last year, a good friend of mine gave me K Sello Duiker’s The Quiet Violence of Dreams.

Sello duiker the quiet violence of dreams