And a Threefold Cord is a 1964 novel by South African novelist Alex la Guma.
[2] Many critiques highlight the novels effective social history and social commentary: the novel represents economic conditions true to the Western Cape during the 60s, where housing shortages effected a number of displaced workers.
[2][3] Other critics emphasize the strong imagery and writing that make the novel engaging.
[4] La Guma wrote the novel while under arrest at Roeland Street,[4] writing between 1962 and 1963.
[5] It was the only novel by La Guma not to appear in the highly influential African Writers Series published by Heinemann.