Welcome to Our Hillbrow

Welcome to Our Hillbrow

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author = Phaswane Mpe
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country = South Africa
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = University of Natal Press (South Africa)
release_date = 2001
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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isbn = ISBN 0-806980955-4

"Welcome to Our Hillbrow" is a novel by South African novelist Phaswane Mpe which deals with issues of xenophobia, AIDS, tradition, and inner city violence in the Hillbrow neighborhood of post-apartheid Johannesburg. It was published in 1997 by the University of Natal Press.


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