A collection of non-fiction, poetry and short stories celebrating Sol Plaatje's Mhudi, the first full-length novel in English to have been written by a black South African, originally published in 1930. The contributors are Jenny du Preez, Karen Haire, Antjie Krog, Lesego Malepe, Zakes Mda, Sabata-mpho Mokae, Siza Nkosi-Mokhele, Bhekizizwe Peterson, Eileen Pooe, Shole J. Shole, Chris Thurman, Brian Willan and Laurence Wright.