| Race, Nation, Translation: South African Essays, 1990-2013 Contributor(s): Wicomb, Zoë (Author), Van Der Vlies, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0300226179 ISBN-13: 9780300226171 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | African |
| Dewey: 968 |
| LCCN: 2018938165 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.40 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first collection of nonfiction critical writings by one of the leading literary figures of post-apartheid South Africa The most significant nonfiction writings of Zo Wicomb, one of South Africa's leading authors and intellectuals, are collected here for the first time in a single volume. This compilation features essays on the works of such prominent South African writers as Bessie Head, Nadine Gordimer, Njabulo Ndebele, and J. M. Coetzee, as well as on a wide range of cultural and political topics, including gender politics, sexuality, race, identity, nationalism, and visual art. Also presented here are a reflection on Nelson Mandela and a revealing interview with Wicomb. In these essays, written between 1990 and 2013, Wicomb offers insights into her nation's history, politics, and people. In a world in which nationalist rhetoric is on the rise and right-wing populist movements are the declared enemies of diversity and pluralism, her essays speak powerfully to a host of current international issues. |