Dec 11, 2006 (News & Notes ) — South African writer Zakes Mda's fifth novel is The Whale Caller. It tells the story of a man caught in a love triangle with a woman and a whale. Mda tells Farai Chideya more about the book.
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A 'Whale' of a Love Tale from Zakes Mda
Dec 11, 2006 (News & Notes ) — South African writer Zakes Mda's fifth novel is The Whale Caller. It tells the story of a man caught in a love triangle with a woman and a whale. Mda tells Farai Chideya more about the book.
South African writer Zakes Mda's fifth novel is The Whale Caller. It tells the story of a man caught in a love triangle with a woman and a whale. Mda tells Farai Chideya more about the book.
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