The game shop and other stories

My collection of short stories are inspired by a need for more representative literature of the South African Cape 'coloured' community. It is a complex community to represent as these "rainbow nation" people are of mixed race ancestry. As a result, they are always caught within the margins of colour politics. I call this group, "The Marginal Grey". My two part series of stories, is an attempt to provide a window into the world of my character's to illustrate the lived realities of the working class and middle class 'coloured' group. These stories embody a range of voices and perspectives, some contemporary, some set in the past. The concept of voice is examined through the diverse voices of the collection‘s narrators or the voices of characters via dialogue and thought. Themes explored in this collection include that of Cape 'coloured' identity and culture, intergenerational trauma, grief, and loss. This collection features some *Afrikaans words and phrases.M.F.A.Includes bibliographical referencesby Bronwyn Millicent Douma