New edition of Phumlani Pikoli’s short story collection The Fatuous State of Severity out next year!
More about the book!

Pan Macmillan is proud to announce that it will publish a new edition of Phumlani Pikoli’s The Fatuous State of Severity in 2018.
Pikoli self-published The Fatuous State of Severity in 2016. The book is a collection of short stories and illustrations exploring a generation of young, urban South Africans.
The new edition will feature six additional stories.
Here’s a sneak peek of the cover!
Keep an eye on The Reading List for more news about the book.
Author image: Tseliso Monaheng
Categories Fiction South Africa
Tags New books New releases Pan Macmillan SA Phumlani Pikoli Short Stories The Fatuous State of Severity
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