In one of these attacks the sick sister screams and disappears intr, the night. the reader that the illness is horrific and painful. The narrator tells us that after the attack is over she would mumble c prayer and would embrace the sister for a long time. The sickness is terrifying and attacks without warning. The narrator’s father was a scherophrene.Įvents and actions in the story rotate around a sick sister. It’s No wonder the disease runs in the narrator’s family. There are many causes Of the disease and hereditary is one of them.

It causes a breakdown in the relationship between thoughts, feelings and actions. It is a mental disorderĬharacterized by many symptoms. The story Memories we lost is about challenges brought by mental illness to the victim and those around them. A number of South African indigenous words are used in the story. The story is set in South Africa, indeed the author Lidudumalingani is a South African. The title is a reflection of loss and regret. Over time it robs the sister of the ability to speak and remember hence the title Memories we lost. It is first described as this thing that takes the narrator’s younger sister. The story is about mental illnessghigpphrenig and its effect. The life of a sister seen by a younger sister. He has published in literature journals Chimurenga chronic and pufrock and the second short, sharp story collection Adults only. He writes about music, art, culture and films for the Mail, Guardian and Africa is my country. He grew up herding cattle and moulding goats from clay and later grew fond of words and images.

Lidudumalingani is a writer, filmmaker and a photographer. The author Lidudumalingani was born in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa in a village called Zikhovane.

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