{"product_id":"dancing-the-death-drill-by-fred-khumalo","title":"Dancing the Death Drill by Fred Khumalo","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecond Hand \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Be quiet and be calm, my countrymen, for what is taking place is exactly what you came to do … Brothers, we are drilling the death drill.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– Reverend Isaac Wauchope Dyobha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, 1958. A skirmish in a world-famous restaurant leaves two men dead and the restaurant staff baffled. Why did the head waiter, a man who’s been living in France for many years, lunge at his patrons with a knife?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the man awaits trial, a journalist hounds his long-time friend, hoping to expose the true story behind this unprecedented act of violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGradually, the extraordinary story of Pitso Motaung, a young South African who volunteered to serve with the Allies in the First World War, emerges. Through a tragic twist of fate, Pitso found himself on board the ss Mendi, a ship that sank off the Isle of Wight in February 1917. More than six hundred of his countrymen, mostly black soldiers, lost their lives in a catastrophe that official history largely forgot. One particularly cruel moment from that day will remain etched in Pitso’s mind, resurfacing decades later to devastating effect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDancing the Death Drill recounts the life of Pitso Motaung. It is a personal and political tale that spans continents and generations, moving from the battlefields of the Boer War to the front lines in France and beyond. With a captivating blend of pathos and humour, Fred Khumalo brings to life a historical event, honouring both those who perished in the disaster and those who survived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U-turn Online Thrift Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48197051646139,"sku":"B-PG0771","price":54.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/2483\/7819\/files\/IMG_5928_cropped.webp?v=1785828366","url":"https:\/\/shop.uturn.org.za\/products\/dancing-the-death-drill-by-fred-khumalo","provider":"U-turn Online Thrift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}