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It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
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It Doesn't Have to Be This Way

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Spanning from present day until the near future, this novel tells the story of three men facing the rapid unravelling of their world, due to cataclysmic climate collapse. Luthando’s environmental activism leads to a clash with the government. His life partner, Viwe, becomes embroiled in religious end-of-days fanaticism. And their friend Malcolm worries that his work in biotech augmentation will be used for sinister purposes. A story about resilience and our capacity for love in the face of fear.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherKwela
Release dateFeb 1, 2022
ISBN9780795710339
It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
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Alistair Mackay

Alistair Mackay’s short stories have been published in numerous journals as well as in the anthologies Queer Africa and Queer Africa II, which was a finalist in the 2017 Lambda Literary Awards. He holds an MA in Politics from Edinburgh University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. Raised in Joburg, he now lives in Cape Town.

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