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Southern African literatures / Michael Chapman.
LIBRA PL8014.S63 C47 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chapman, Michael (Michael J. F.)
- Series:
- Longman literature in English series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Southern African literature--History and criticism.
- Southern African literature.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 533 pages : map ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Longman, 1996.
- Summary:
- Southern African Literatures is a major study of the work of writers from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Mozambique and Namibia, written at a time of crucial change in the subcontinent. It covers a wide range of work from storytelling of stone-age Bushmen to modern writing by renowned figures such as Es'kia Mphahlele, Nadine Gordimer and Andre Brink, encompassing traditional; and case studies based on topical issues. The main focus of the book is the dynamic relationship between literary culture and political life in countries with fiercely contested histories.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0582053064
- 0582053072
- OCLC:
- 32349265
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