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The Lion on the Freeway

By - Sheckels, Theodore F.
Floor - Floor 3
Published - P. Lang, New York, ©1999
ISBN 10 - 0820448877
ISBN 13 - 9780820448879
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - South African literature (English)--Themes, motives , Criticism, interpretation
Shelf No - 7
Call Number - 820.9968 SHE
Physical Description - xxi, 250 pages ; 23 cm
Notes - Includes Bibliographical References and Index.
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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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