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Writing South Africa: Literature, Apartheid, and Democracy, 1970-1995

Hardback

Main Details

Title Writing South Africa: Literature, Apartheid, and Democracy, 1970-1995
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Derek Attridge
Edited by Rosemary Jolly
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:308
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
ISBN/Barcode 9780521592185
ClassificationsDewey:809.8968
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 22 January 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

During the final years of the apartheid era and the subsequent transition to democracy, South African literary writing caught the world's attention as never before. Writers responded to the changing political situation and its daily impact on the country's inhabitants with works that recorded or satirised state-enforced racism, explored the possibilities of resistance and rebuilding, and creatively addressed the vexed question of literature's relation to politics and ethics. Writing South Africa offers a window on the literary activity of this extraordinary period that conveys its range (going well beyond a handful of world-renowned names) and its significance for anyone interested in the impact of decolonisation and democratisation on the cultural sphere. It brings together for the first time discussions by some of the most distinguished South African novelists, poets, and dramatists, with those of leading commentators based in South Africa, Britain and North America.

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