Published in Great Britain in 1998 by
Payback Press, an imprint of Canongate Books Ltd,
14 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TE
This digital edition first published in 2019
First published in South Africa in 1964 by
Blue Crane Books.
Thank you to Kahn & Averill for ‘keeping the book alive’
This digital edition first published in 2019 by Canongate Books
Copyright © Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, 1964
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available on request from the British Library
ISBN 978 0 86241 758 1
eISBN 978 1 78689 808 1
Typeset by Palimpsest Book Production Limited
Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO
ALBERT S WATKINSON
known to us as ‘Beka-pansi’
(the observant one who looks on the ground)
and his wife
ELLEN WATKINSON
known to us as ‘Londiningi’
(the one who shelters and protects many people)
for their help, faith and encouragement
in making this book possible.
CONTENTS
THE SACRED STORY OF THE TREE OF LIFE
THE COMING OF THE SECOND PEOPLE
THE COMING OF THE STRANGE ONES
THE EYE IS BLIND THAT WILL NOT SEE
