South African Writing in Transition

South African Writing in Transition
ISBN-10
1350086908
ISBN-13
9781350086906
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2019-02-21
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Authors
Andrew van der Vlies, Rita Barnard

Description

Bringing together leading and emerging scholars, this book asks the question: how has contemporary South African literature grappled with ideas of time and history during the political transition away from apartheid? Reading the work of major South African writers such as J.M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer and Ivan Vladislavic as well as contemporary crime fiction, South African Writing in Transition explores how concerns about time and temporality have shaped literary form across the country's literary culture. Establishing new connections between leading literary voices and lesser known works, the book explores themes of truth and reconciliation, disappointment and betrayal.

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