itibaren 32701 Vilariño de la Mamá, Ourense, İspanya
Wicomb is a South African writer whose title story describes a young woman‘s journey to meet her white boyfriend to get an abortion. Her disorientation contrasts with his admonishment, “You can’t get lost in Capetown” suggesting the differences in their experiences of race, class, and gender in the apartheid-era South Africa. In reading the title story, I particularly enjoyed Wicomb’s ability to mingle the physicality of the situation with the disorientation the protagonist feels. I was even more impressed, however, when I read the rest of the collection. The short story is midway through a series of sketches of the protagonist’s life. Each sketch has a unique tone linked to the age of the character and the situation she’s in.