"Die verbysterende verskeidenheid verhale in SJ Naudé se merkwaardige bundel Alfabet van die voëls tel onder die bestes in Afrikaans, gebou op terugkerende motiewe en gegewens soos musiek; vertrek en reis; sprokies en mites; siekte, aftakeling, sterwe en dood; stede; ’n soek na her ...

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Born in 1970, SJ Naudé studied law at the universities of Pretoria, Cambridge and Columbia. He has lived and worked in New York and London. Recently he returned to South Africa to complete an MA in Creative Writing under the tutorship of Marlene van Niekerk.

Godforsaken Crocodile Flats is the last place on earth where you'd expect any marvel, so when Sweetness Moloi believes she saw the Virgin Mary there - all nice and brown like real people - who's going to believe her?

But lo, the good news spreads like wildfire, and soon all hell breaks loose. Every sect and faction want in on the action, there is fierce competition for the elusive glory, and hordes of jo ...

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