From the long apartheid period to the release of Nelson Mandela, this anthology contains twenty-one of South Africa's most compelling short stories. Apartheid, the dominant theme, is treated in a wide range of voices, from the brutal realism of Can Tehmba to the suggestive lyricism of Bessie Head and Nadine Gordimer.
Language
English
Pages
248
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
UNESCO
Release
January 01, 1994
ISBN
9231029444
ISBN 13
9789231029448
South African Short Stories from 1945 to the Present
From the long apartheid period to the release of Nelson Mandela, this anthology contains twenty-one of South Africa's most compelling short stories. Apartheid, the dominant theme, is treated in a wide range of voices, from the brutal realism of Can Tehmba to the suggestive lyricism of Bessie Head and Nadine Gordimer.