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Jenny's Hot Takes : Episode 37 : "How To Be A Revolutionary" by C.A Davids

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Award-nominated author C.A Davids says she drew on parallels between South Africa and China to explore how revolutions can start out with the best of intentions, only to be interrupted by the greed and corruption of those meant to be driving change.

Her novel "How to Be a Revolutionary" has been nominated for the Sunday Times Literary Awards in partnership with Exclusive Books.

Hot1027's Jenny Crwys-Williams takes a look...
20 Oct 2023 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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