I prayed that, for once, the predictions of the brassheads … - Imraan Coovadia

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I prayed that, for once, the predictions of the brassheads would turn out to be as hollow as the ravings of forgotten saints and prophets, medicine men and bone throwers. Everybody wanted to know the future but it made us miserable when we did.

Imraan Coovadia

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Imraan Coovadia (born 1970) is a South African novelist, essayist, and academic.

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