Hajji Musa and the Hindu Fire-Walker by Essop, Ahmed - 1990

London: Readers International. Very Good 1990. Softcover. Not written-in, remainder or ex-lib. Uncreased spine, lite age, inkstamp on tp. Mail SAMEDAY! Color painting, Immersion by Arpana Caur on cov. Publishers Weekly: These 21 contemporary tales portray the variegated Johannesburg Indian community as it endures religious and social ferment. Political and spiritual leaders, journalists, merchants and prostitutes confront harsh realities and conflicting loyalties, and Essop examines their predicaments with humor and compassion. In ``Two Sisters, '' a pair of dyed-blond ``sweet-time girls'' provoke reactions ranging from pity to outrage among Moslem neighbors as each bears an illegitimate daughter. ``Some residents felt sorry for the babies and wished to adopt them; others suggested that they be given to the carnivores in the zoo; others wanted to set fire to the apartment. '' In ``Mr. Moonreddy, '' a discontented waiter looses his dog on another belonging to a wealthier class of Indian, shouting ``Go! Go! Kill! '' and experiences a catharsis, ``a complex feeling of p; 0.79 x 7.77 x 5.09; 276 pages .