The New Century of South African Short Stories
Author: Michael J. F. Chapman
Publisher: Ad Donker
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 380
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A Century of South African Short Stories
Author: Jean Marquard
Publisher: Ad Donker
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Omnibus of a Century of South African Short Stories
Author: Michael J. F. Chapman
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 878
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Omnibus of a Century of South African Short Stories makes available all the stories from three best-selling anthologies: A Century of South African Short Stories (1978); the revised edition (1993); and The New Century of South African Short Stories (2004)
The Short Story in South Africa
Author: Rebecca Fasselt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2022-03-25
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1000562409
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book considers the key critical interventions on short story writing in South Africa written in English since the year 2000. The short story genre, whilst often marginalised in national literary canons, has been central to the trajectory of literary history in South Africa. In recent years, the short story has undergone a significant renaissance, with new collections and young writers making a significant impact on the contemporary literary scene, and subgenres such as speculative fiction, erotic fiction, flash fiction and queer fiction expanding rapidly in popularity. This book examines the role of the short story genre in reflecting or championing new developments in South African writing and the ways in which traditional boundaries and definitions of the short story in South Africa have been reimagined in the present. Drawing together a range of critical interventions, including scholarly articles, interviews and personal reflective pieces, the volume traces some of the aesthetic and thematic continuities and discontinuities in the genre and sheds new light on questions of literary form. Finally, the book considers the place of the short story in twenty-first century writing and interrogates the ways in which the short story form may contribute to, or recast ideas of, the post-apartheid or post-transitional. The perfect guide to contemporary short story writing in South Africa, this book will be essential reading for researchers of African literature.
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African Short Stories: Vol 2
Author: Chin Ce
Publisher: African Books Collective
Published: 2015-09-04
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9783703692
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Bequeathing an enduring tenet for the creative enterprise, African Short Stories vol 2 boldly seeks to upturn the status quo by the art of narration. Whether they are stories of the whistle blower estranged and yet sounding the warning for heaven and earth to hear, or a ragtag army fleeing in the wake of a monstrous reptilian onslaught upon her peace, there pervades a sense of ultimate victory in this collection. We can feel the gentle kick of a baby in the womb of a maiden in desperation, or we can muse at the two adolescent genii on the trail of their dreams from the sunset of mutual deceit into the daylight of true becoming. Victory is laid out in that awesome kindness of a total stranger which affirms the divinity latent in even our most harrowing existence. With thirty five stories in two parts these literary experiments compel attention to the courageous hearts and minds that brighten the African universe of narration. Their vibrant notes coming from all corners of north, west, east and south fill us with encouragement and optimism for the contemporary short fiction in Africa.
The Heinemann Book of South African Short Stories
Author: Denis Hirson
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780435906726
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →All by writers who spent their formative years in South Africa, this diverse range of short stories spans from the end of World War II when the National Party was on the upsurge, to the early 1990s when the legal framework of apartheid was abolished, the ANC was legalized and Mandela was released.
New Writing from Africa 2009
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Publisher: African Books Collective
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 0620434287
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What are African Writers thinking and writing about as the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close? The South African Centre of International PEN asked the question, and the volume you have in your hands holds the answer. --
A Companion to African Literatures
Author: Olakunle George
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2021-03-22
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 1119058171
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Rediscover the diversity of modern African literatures with this authoritative resource edited by a leader in the field How have African literatures unfolded in their rich diversity in our modern era of decolonization, nationalisms, and extensive transnational movement of peoples? How have African writers engaged urgent questions regarding race, nation, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality? And how do African literary genres interrelate with traditional oral forms or audio-visual and digital media? A Companion to African Literatures addresses these issues and many more. Consisting of essays by distinguished scholars and emerging leaders in the field, this book offers rigorous, deeply engaging discussions of African literatures on the continent and in diaspora. It covers the four main geographical regions (East and Central Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa), presenting ample material to learn from and think with. A Companion To African Literatures is divided into five parts. The first four cover different regions of the continent, while the fifth part considers conceptual issues and newer directions of inquiry. Chapters focus on literatures in European languages officially used in Africa -- English, French, and Portuguese -- as well as homegrown African languages: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Swahili, and Yoruba. With its lineup of lucid and authoritative analyses, readers will find in A Companion to African Literatures a distinctive, rewarding academic resource. Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in literary studies programs with an African focus, A Companion to African Literatures will also earn a place in the libraries of teachers, researchers, and professors who wish to strengthen their background in the study of African literatures.
