Show Notes
Nthikeng Mohlele is a prolific and critically acclaimed author of multiple novels and short stories - most recently 'Revolutionaries' House'. His novel 'Breasts' has just been shortlisted for the UJ Prize for Fiction.
Nthikeng joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how music informs his fiction and how he writes only when inspiration strikes. Fiona and Gail agree that Nthikeng has one of the most unusual and fascinating author's minds they have encountered.
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