N. Chabani Manganyi is one of South Africa's most eminent intellectuals and an astute social and political observer. He has had a distinguished career in psychology, education and in government, and has written widely on subjects relating to ethno-psychiatry, autobiography, black artists and race.

"N. Chabani Manganyi has sketched a fascinating account of his life; a storyteller's journey that illustrates a variety of encounters and struggles, detailing the richness of a uniquely South African life lived in dialogue with others." - Derek Hook, Department of Psychology, Duquesne University, USA. "Chabani Manganyi is that rare thing in South Africa - a genuine and independent intellectual. His writings are, and always have been, more interesting and trustworthy for that. He has never courted popularity or personal glory. In this day and age of manufacturing and manipulating history his recollections are a sober corrective." - Tim Couzens, award winning writer and literary and social historian

• Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1. Early Days in Mavambe; Chapter 2. Baragwanath Hospital and Beyond; Chapter 3. A Place Called Umtata; Chapter 4. Curiosity Did Not Kill This Cat; Chapter 5. In the Soup: Courtrooms and Witnessing; Chapter 6. The Psychology of Crowds; Chapter 7. Justice and the Comrades; Chapter 8. Working for a Higher Purpose; Notes; Index.

N. Chabani Manganyi is one of South Africa's most eminent intellectuals and an astute social and political observer. He has had a distinguished career in psychology, education and in government, and has written widely on subjects relating to ethno-psychiatry, autobiography, black artists and race.

"N. Chabani Manganyi has sketched a fascinating account of his life; a storyteller's journey that illustrates a variety of encounters and struggles, detailing the richness of a uniquely South African life lived in dialogue with others." - Derek Hook, Department of Psychology, Duquesne University, USA. "Chabani Manganyi is that rare thing in South Africa - a genuine and independent intellectual. His writings are, and always have been, more interesting and trustworthy for that. He has never courted popularity or personal glory. In this day and age of manufacturing and manipulating history his recollections are a sober corrective." - Tim Couzens, award winning writer and literary and social historian

• Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1. Early Days in Mavambe; Chapter 2. Baragwanath Hospital and Beyond; Chapter 3. A Place Called Umtata; Chapter 4. Curiosity Did Not Kill This Cat; Chapter 5. In the Soup: Courtrooms and Witnessing; Chapter 6. The Psychology of Crowds; Chapter 7. Justice and the Comrades; Chapter 8. Working for a Higher Purpose; Notes; Index.

N. Chabani Manganyi is one of South Africa's most eminent intellectuals and an astute social and political observer. He has had a distinguished career in psychology, education and in government, and has written widely on subjects relating to ethno-psychiatry, autobiography, black artists and race.

"N. Chabani Manganyi has sketched a fascinating account of his life; a storyteller's journey that illustrates a variety of encounters and struggles, detailing the richness of a uniquely South African life lived in dialogue with others." - Derek Hook, Department of Psychology, Duquesne University, USA. "Chabani Manganyi is that rare thing in South Africa - a genuine and independent intellectual. His writings are, and always have been, more interesting and trustworthy for that. He has never courted popularity or personal glory. In this day and age of manufacturing and manipulating history his recollections are a sober corrective." - Tim Couzens, award winning writer and literary and social historian

• Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1. Early Days in Mavambe; Chapter 2. Baragwanath Hospital and Beyond; Chapter 3. A Place Called Umtata; Chapter 4. Curiosity Did Not Kill This Cat; Chapter 5. In the Soup: Courtrooms and Witnessing; Chapter 6. The Psychology of Crowds; Chapter 7. Justice and the Comrades; Chapter 8. Working for a Higher Purpose; Notes; Index.