Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh caught up with author Phumlani Pikoli on SMWX, his interactive WhatsApp news channel.

Pikoli is a multidisciplinary artist whose writing has been described as ‘a generational ode’. His first book, a collection of stories called The Fatuous State of Severity, was published by Pan Macmillan last year. Born Freeloaders is his debut novel.

The book looks into life as a young South African at the intersection of oppression and privilege.

• Read an excerpt from the novel here!

Watch the interview:

Categories Fiction South Africa

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