Amagama Enkululeko! Words for Freedom Contributor(s): Education, Equal (Editor), Mda, Zakes (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1928346359 ISBN-13: 9781928346357 Publisher: African Books Collective OUR PRICE: $38.67 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Literary Collections | African |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2015409934 |
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.67 lbs) 258 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Amagama Enkululeko Words for Freedom: Writing Life Under Apartheid is an anthology of short fiction, poetry, narrative journalism and extracts from novels and memoirs which frames local literature as a lens through which to engage with South Africa's past. With a foreword by Zakes Mda, and a mixture of famous and seemingly forgotten struggle writers, this anthology of poetry and prose opens a window onto the ways ordinary, everyday life was shaped by the forces of history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Education, Equal: - Zakes Mda is a South African novelist, poet and playwright. He has won major South African and British literary awards for his novels and plays. He is currently a Patron of the Etisalat Prize for Literature. |