Two speculative novels, which were recently published in South Africa, are analyzed in this article as they reveal forms of precarity in various African settings, and they imaginatively portray forms of conviviality to offset or transcend political and social oppression. The Book of Malachi by T.C. Farren was published in 2019 and The Theory of Flight by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu in 2018. These works are particularly pertinent to current public debate and outrage in South Africa about recurring outbreaks of xenophobia and the prevalence of gender-based violence, rape and femicide. I begin by providing a brief overview of the novels before expanding on my theoretical perspective, combining African and Western work. In the heart of the paper, I examine each of my primary texts in turn, arguing that, in these examples of speculative fiction, precarity and conviviality are presented as intimately connected concepts that simultaneously highlight the effects of oppression, violence and trauma, while they portray interpersonal and transcultural connections enacting hard-won empathy, generosity and courage as hopeful antidotes to pessimism, despair and defeatism.

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舌头和翅膀的亲密陌生：TC Farren 的玛拉基书和 Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu 的飞行理论中的不稳定和欢乐

本文分析了最近在南非出版的两本推理小说，因为它们揭示了各种非洲环境中的不稳定形式，并富有想象力地描绘了欢乐的形式，以抵消或超越政治和社会压迫。TC Farren 的《马拉基书》于 2019 年出版，Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu 的《飞行理论》于 2018 年出版。这些作品与当前南非关于仇外心理反复爆发和基于性别的暴力盛行的公众辩论和愤怒特别相关，强奸和杀害女性。我首先简要概述小说，然后扩展我的理论视角，结合非洲和西方的作品。在论文的核心，我依次检查了我的每一个主要文本，认为在这些推理小说的例子中，