{"product_id":"9780795707148","title":"Chaka","description":"\u003cp\u003eChaka by Thomas Mofolo is the first of many works of literature with Shaka, the great Zulu leader as its subject. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in Sesotho in 1909 (though only published in 1925), it was an instant hit and quickly became Mofolo's most highly regarded work. \u003cbr\u003eA mythic retelling of the story of Shaka's rise and fall, it was translated into English in 1931 and went on to form the foundation for every subsequent telling of the Shaka legend. \u003cbr\u003eIn Chaka, Mofolo presents us with a study of human passion, of uncontrolled and then uncontrollable ambition leading to the moral destruction of the human character, that is comparable with Shakespeare's most famous works  -  Henry V, Hamlet, Titus Andronicus, King Lear, Richard III. In recognition of its seminal influence on literature across the continent, Chaka was named one of the twelve best works of African literature of the 20th century by a panel organized by Ali Mazrui.\u003cbr\u003eSubsequent to the initial English translation, the book was published in French, German and Afrikaans. A second, updated English translation was commissioned in 1980. Translation  -  by Daniel P Kunene (now Professor Emeritus in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Thomas+Mofolo\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eThomas Mofolo\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thomas Mofolo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584861290659,"sku":"9780795707148","price":275.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780795707148_8eb912b2-cb4b-432f-9f32-3d6c04f610f4.jpg?v=1776496868","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780795707148","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}