Tjieng Tjang Tjerries and Other Stories

A strikingly written debut collection of vivid short stories set in and around Gansbaai Western Cape coast of South Africa. The stories give voice to fishing folk and rural Cape people and situations that have not been heard before in literary writings in South Africa.
A strikingly written debut collection of vivid short stories set in and around Gansbaai, a small coastal town in South Africa's Western Cape. "An impressive debut that brings across voices never heard before in South African English - not only in rhythm and timbre, but plumbing the unspoken. With such a remarkable ear, Jolyn Philips is a young writer to watch." - Antjie Krog "It is rare that one encounters a debut as good as this one. Humane, humorous and completely original, these sparkling stories give a voice to a South African community too long ignored by the literary canon. Jolyn Phillips is a gifted young writer to watch."- Meg Vandermerwe (Zebra Crossing and This Place I Call Home)