Harare Review of Books

125 pages.

First published in 2018.

Finished reading on 15 Sept 2020.

Genre: Speculative Fiction.

Orphan sisters chase monsters of urban legend in Bloemfontein. At a busy taxi rank, a woman kills a man with her shoe. A genomicist is accused of playing God when she creates a fatherless child. Intruders is a collection that explores how it feels not to belong. These are stories of unremarkable people thrust into extraordinary situations by events beyond their control.

With a unique and memorable touch, Mohale Mashigo explores the everyday ills we live with and wrestle constantly, all the while allowing hidden energies to emerge and play out their unforeseen consequences.

Earlier stories were quite bewildering, but collection got much stronger as it progressed 😊 Always lovely to read something from the region, from people like me.

Stories I really liked: Little Vultures (very solid writing! and I’m keen for the rest), and the Untitled ones (3 linked ones).

Rated: 6/10.