O B Tafeni A Turning Point 1999 Mambo Press Zimbabwe Short Stories Rare African

by O B Tafeni

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A Turning Point: A Collection of Short Stories by O.B. Tafeni. Scarce English-language collection of short fiction published by Mambo Press of Gweru, Zimbabwe. Originally published in 1991, this copy is the 1999 reprint. Details: • Author: O.B. Tafeni / Ottilia Biri Tafeni • Title: A Turning Point • Subtitle: A Collection of Short Stories • Publisher: Mambo Press • Gweru, Zimbabwe • First published: 1991 • Reprinted: 1995 and 1999 • This copy: 1999 printing • ISBN: 0-86922-490-5 • Paperback • Approximately 58 pages • English language • Cover design by L. Ncube The collection contains ten short stories: 1. A Turning Point 2. Quick to Judge 3. Mandy’s Predicament 4. Faked Mistaken Identity 5. Tainted Love 6. Every Cloud 7. Three Is the Number 8. Power-Cuts 9. Maintenance Cases 10. The Suitcase The rear cover describes the stories as dramatizations of everyday life and situations involving women entering fields previously dominated by men. Preowned vintage condition with age and handling wear. Covers show rubbing, scratches, scuffs, creasing, edge wear, corner wear, and small surface marks. Interior pages show noticeable age toning and normal handling wear. There is a small handwritten notation near the upper portion of the title page, as pictured. Binding appears intact and the text remains readable. No extensive writing, highlighting, missing pages, or detached sections were noticed during inspection, but the book was not checked page by page. An uncommon title for collectors

• Year: 1999
• ISBN: 0869224905
• Condition: Very Good

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