Sep 15, 2018
#flashback #sabookfair #phumlanipikoli #thefatuousstateofseverity #Met_A_Morphosis #fortheloveofbooks (at The Market Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnvwuGBhs3J/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cg7ahoapixl7
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#flashback #sabookfair #phumlanipikoli #thefatuousstateofseverity #Met_A_Morphosis #fortheloveofbooks (at The Market Theatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnvwuGBhs3J/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cg7ahoapixl7
I’m currently reading this by Phumlani Pikoli titled “The Fatuous State of Severity.” I just learnt that the stories are centered around his life experiences with mental health issues. While in a mental health clinic for three weeks, his therapists recommended journaling as a means of healing so he wrote short stories instead. When asked whether it was a fictionalized version of his life on Afternoon express, the author quoted Gabriel Garcia Márquez stating “nothing I have ever written was untrue.” As I find reading as a form of communion, Khanya (who first introduced me to this book) and I are gonna read this together after having dragged her from the Kitchen and showing her I finally got it. And then I’m not gonna stop talking about it and it will probably become my go to Gift for the next season of birthdays. #thefatuousstateofseverity #phumlanipikoli #Bookstagram #blackwriters #panmacmillansa (at African Beer Emporium)