The Columbia guide to South African literature in English since 1945

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The work The Columbia guide to South African literature in English since 1945 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The Columbia guide to South African literature in English since 1945

Statement of responsibility

Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Klopper, and Craig MacKenzie

Creator

• Cornwell, Gareth

Contributor

• Klopper, Dirk
• MacKenzie, Craig, 1960-

Subject

• Authors, South African
• Authors, South African -- 20th century -- Biography | Dictionaries
• Biographies
• Dictionaries
• LITERARY CRITICISM -- African
• LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
• South African literature (English)
• South African literature (English) -- Dictionaries
• 1900-1999

Genre

• Biography
• Dictionaries
• Biographies

Language

eng

Summary

From the outset, South Africa's history has been marked by division and conflict along racial and ethnic lines. From 1948 until 1994, this division was formalized in the National Party's policy of apartheid. Because apartheid intruded on every aspect of private and public life, South African literature was preoccupied with the politics of race and social engineering. Since the release from prison of Nelson Mandela in 1990, South Africa has been a new nation-in-the-making, inspired by a nonracial idealism yet beset by poverty and violence. South African writers have responded in v

Member of

• Columbia guides to literature since 1945

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

• 820.9/9680904503
• B

Index

index present

Language note

In English

LC call number

PR9350.2

LC item number

.C67 2010eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

The Columbia guides to literature since 1945