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South Africa : Lovedale Press , 1930. Factual based historical political novel. "Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was one of the most gifted and versatile black South Africans of his generation. He was in the forefront of the public affairs of the African people for the greater part of his adult life as politician, writer and journalist. Mhudi was the first novel in English to be written by a black South African. The choice of language and an historical setting indicated a political agenda in writing the book: to refute the common fallacy of black people being "uncivilized" and at the same time to present a serious indictment of segregation in general and land distribution in particular." CONDITION green bds with Gilt title (very sl shelf wear) unpaginated preface, pp 225. Text block bright with very odd faint fox spot, inscribed to ffep,faint partial browing to eps. A nice tight copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.