num_pages: 309
description: Having fought in Namibia's long war for independence against South Africa, Mavala Shikongo returns to her teaching position at an all-boys Catholic primary school deep in the country's grasslands and instantly captures the hearts of virtually all of her male co-workers.
language: English
title: The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo
titlecomplete: The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo
genres: Namibia, Adult, Contemporary, Novels, Africa, Literature, Unfinished, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 394
awards: name: John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Cabell First Novelist Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Little, Brown and Company