The — Suit By Can Themba __link__

The lover flees through the window, leaving behind his expensive, tailor-made brown suit.

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Relieved, Matilda dresses up beautifully to go to a jazz concert with her husband—a desperate attempt to reclaim their love. But the damage is done. At the concert, she collapses and dies. The lover flees through the window, leaving behind

Themba writes about the shebeens, the jazz, and the close-knit neighbors. But the shadow of the impending forced removals looms large. Just as Philemon tries to control his wife by controlling the space of his home, the Apartheid government tried to control black bodies by bulldozing their homes. The personal tyranny of Philemon mirrors the political tyranny of the state. The story builds to a tragic crescendo. Matilda finally begs Philemon to end the charade. Relenting, he throws the suit out the window. But maybe don’t set an extra place at the table