Marion Molteno
Marion Molteno has written two novels, A Shield of Coolest Air, and If you can walk, you can dance. The latter won the Commonwealth Writers Prize Best Book for Africa in 1999.
Her short stories in A Language in Common draw on her experiences as a teacher of English as a Second Language.
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Marion Molteno
‘Marion Molteno’s stories concern one community and her relationship with it that has been sustained and practical over the years… Their chief and overwhelming characteristic is her compassion and her talent for sensitive perception.’ —Anita Desai
A vivid collection of stories based on the author’s nine years as an adult education worker, mainly among women from India and Pakistan living in Britain. These women have as yet no common language; and the society in which they find themselves is alien and often hostile. As they discover more about each other, friendships develop across the boundaries of language and culture.
2000 | ISBN 9780958218603 | Paperback | 198 x 130 mm | 148 pages