For You, I'd Steal a Goat
Short Stories
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Ohio University Press
Publishing:24th Jun '25
£17.99
This title is due to be published on 24th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Poignant, satiric, humorous short stories about love, life, loss, corruption, gender equity, family, and friendship in the everyday lives of Black South African characters.
Niq Mhlongo presents a collection that explores love, life, loss, corruption, gender, family, and friendship with a distinctly South African sense of humor that narrates the everyday lives of Black South Africans together with their hopes, joys, and anguishes.
For You, I’d Steal a Goat is a vibrant collection of short stories filled with memorable characters, intriguing plots, and twist endings. It explores a wide range of themes, such as corruption, racial bias, family troubles, and lovers’ spats, to name a few. In his stories about queer relationships, Niq Mhlongo surfaces the complexities of a community whose narratives have been silenced. With his keen observations and insights into human nature, Mhlongo explores the things that people do for each other, but also to each other, including acts of injustice and exploitation as well as of love and desire.
Mhlongo’s stories are critical, erudite, and masterfully crafted using satire and careful deliberation to connect to the quotidian lived experiences of readers. With a sense of humor, Mhlongo reflects on some of the greatest transformations South Africans have faced in recent times and engages with crucial matters in the present.
Praise for the Kwela Books edition:
A definite must-have for readers who enjoy tales about political intrigue and social dilemmas.
A collection filled with piercing poignancy, humor, and twist endings that you won’t forget. * Johannesburg Review of Books *
Another brilliant short-story collection from the multi-award-winning author Niq Mhlongo.
-- Thango Ntwasa * Sunday Times *An incisive cross-section of South African society. For You, I’d Steal a Goat meanders between township dwellings, middle-class homes, and the most opulent mansions. The setting also varies from apartheid-era forced removals to the coronavirus lockdown of recent years. The plots are lively with lots of action and reaction . . . and some fun unexpected twists.
* The South African *Mhlongo’s stories in this collection are critical and erudite, as well as masterfully crafted.
* BotsoISBN: 9780821426388
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194 pages