Short description
The novel represents not only one family's journey from India to South Africa, but also a source of information about the experiences, struggles, feelings and thoughts of the SA Indian community - a history from the inside.
Long description
The novel represents not only one family's journey from India to South Africa, but also a source of information about the experiences, struggles, feelings and thoughts of the SA Indian community - a history from the inside. This piece of realism is set in Durban's Casbah, with its underworld of gangsters, political activists, merchants and the everyday struggle of poor urban life.