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Acknowledgements I would like to thank Sylt quelle in rantum, westerland , germany, for the writers’ Fellowship on the Isle of Sylt. Special thanks also go to: Sibongile tito, for the law lessons; Achal prabhala in Bangalore, India, for the use of the Newtown office and the pc; my brothers Dennis and elvis Mhlongo, for the laptops; and gugu Masango and wonderboy peters, for their great friendship. NIq MhLoNgo was born in Soweto in 1973. his first novel, Dog Eat Dog, was published by kwela Books in 2004 and awarded the Mar de Letras prize in 2006. he has also published short stories in South Africa and abroad. After Tears is his second novel. ...

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