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The Lion on the Freeway : A Thematic Introduction to Contemporary South African Literature in English
Overview
The Lion on the Freeway is a thematic introduction to post-1950 South African English literature. After examining the nation's political history and four earlier landmark works, the study examines the oppressed peoples' moods , ranging from loving to attacking; the oppressors' attitudes , ranging from ignorance to action; and the contradictory forecasts the literature offers for South Africa. The study scrutinizes works in numerous genres by thirty-one authors (8 white; 23 non-white). Among them are J.M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, Dennis Brutus, Bessie Head, Mazisi Kunene, Oswald Mtshali, and Mongane Wally Serote.
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- ISBN-13: 9780820448879
- ISBN-10: 0820448877
- Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
- Publish Date: September 1999
- Page Count: 250
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