An Mthatha-born author has published his fifth book, which is his second novel, after noticing and researching about infertility in marriages.
Yamkela Ntwalana, from Kwa-Lindile, has been writing since his high school days at Khanyisa High School in Mthatha, and only writes in isiXhosa.
“After seeing a lot of marriages collapse due to infertility, I decided to do research on the causes. There is a stereotype that it is only females who are infertile and they are always blamed in marriages,” said Ntwalana.
His first novel, Intlungu Yevezandlebe (the pain of a stepchild), won at the South African Literacy Awards in 2002. He was inspired to follow his previous work with his current book, Inzulu le nto (this is deep).
He added that people were not open to talking about infertility.
Ntwalana studied at Walter Sisulu University and now is a department head of languages at Holy Cross, teaching isiXhosa. Ntwalana, also a poet, is a Holy Cross High School book club founder.
People who want to purchase the book can call or send a WhatsApp message to Ntwalana on 073 390 0921. The price is R200.
