Writing Home Lewis Nkosi on South African Writing |
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| Editor:
| Stiebel, Lindy
Chapman, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86914-309-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Kwazulu-Natal Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.00 |
Book Description:
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Lewis Nkosi's insights into South African literature, culture and society first appeared in the 1950s. Writing with wit, irony and moral toughness Nkosi assesses a range of leading writers, including Herman Charles Bosman, Breyten Breytenbach, J.M. Coetzee, Athol Fugard, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Alex La Guma, Bloke Modisane, Es'kia Mphahlele, Nat Nakasa, Njabulo S. Ndebele, Alan Paton and Can Themba.
Lewis Nkosi's insights into South African literature, culture and society first appeared in the 1950s. Writing with wit, irony and moral toughness Nkosi assesses a range of leading writers, including Herman Charles Bosman, Breyten Breytenbach, J.M. Coetzee, Athol Fugard, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Alex La Guma, Bloke Modisane, Es'kia Mphahlele, Nat Nakasa, Njabulo S. Ndebele, Alan Paton and Can Themba.