FEATURING - I’m Not Your Weekend Special: Portraits on the life, style and politics of Brenda Fassie edited by Bongani Madondo.

Posted on November 19, 2018

The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

I’m Not Your Weekend Special: Portraits on the life, style and politics of Brenda Fassie edited by Bongani Madondo.

I’m not your weekend special is a fascinating collection on the life and times of Brenda Fassie, which includes a foreword by the iconic Hugh Masekela and reminiscences, criticism, elegies, essays and appreciation by friends, ex-lovers, critics, academics and musicians, reflecting on the legacy of Brenda Fassie. A funny, poignant, tender, crazy love letter. This book celebrates the significance of this ultimate South African and tragic figure.

Catalogue Access: https://UnivofPretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/884417712

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 LIbrary, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.

- Author Sonto Mabena and Nikki Haw

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