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South African Literature After the Truth Commission: Mapping Loss 2009 Edition
Contributor(s): Graham, S. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0230615376     ISBN-13: 9780230615373
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
OUR PRICE: $52.24  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2009
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In the wake of apartheid, South African culture conveys the sense of being lost in time and space. The Truth Commission provided an opportunity for South Africans to find their bearings in a nation changing at a bewildering pace; the TRC also marked the beginning of a long process of remapping space, place, and memory. In this groundbreaking book, Shane Graham investigates how post-apartheid theatre-makers and writers of fiction, poetry, and memoir have taken this project forward, using their art to come to terms with South Africa's violent past and rapidly changing present.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | African
- Foreign Language Study | African Languages (see Also Swahili)
- Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century
Dewey: 809.896
LCCN: 2008042812
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" L (0.85 lbs) 235 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Chronicle of Higher Education 05/22/2009 pg. 15
 
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Publisher Description:
This book studies a broad and ambitious selection of contemporary South African literature, fiction, drama, poetry, and memoir to make sense of the ways in which these works 'remap' the intersections of memory, space/place, and the body, as they explore the legacy of apartheid.
 
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