And I thought to myself, to think that my poor little niece… - Miriam Tlali

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And I thought to myself, to think that my poor little niece is not even aware that she is so important. That her innocent request to pay me a visit can be regarded as a threat to the security of the great Republic of South Africa.

Miriam Tlali

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Miriam Tlali (11 November 1933 – 24 February 2017) was a South African novelist. She was the first black woman in South Africa to publish an English-language novel, Muriel at Metropolitan.

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Alternative Names: Tlali • Miriam Masoli Tlali

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