Mhudi

Sol Plaatje’s 'Mhudi' (1930) is the story of the love of a female refugee and her husband as they wander through the South African social and physical landscapes of the mid 1800s. It recounts the Matabele’s bellicose incursions into central southern Africa and the military alliance that the Tswana people formed with the Boer Voortrekkers to defeat them.

Written between 1919 and 1920, Mhudi is the first novel written in English by a black African. It has become one of the cornerstones of South African literature. This is a new re-edited edition, which acknowledges the various previously published versions.