Pen and Power
A Post-Colonial Reading of J.M. Coetzee and Andre Brink
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Hardback
262 pages
978-90-420-0097-1 (ISBN)
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"Sue Kossew's book on J.M. Coetzee and Andre Brink, quietly published in an imprint slowly gaining recognition, is one of the more significant books yet to appear in the burgeoning field devoted to South African literature." in: Research in African Literatures, Vol. 31, Nr. 1, Spring 2000More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 16 mm
ISBN-13
978-90-420-0097-1 (9789042000971)
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Content
Preface and Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 History, Mythography and Colonial Fictions. Dusklands (1974), An Instant in the Wind (1976) and The First Life of Adamastor (1993). 2 Language, Power and Place. In the Heart of the County (1977) and Looking on Darkness (1974). 3 Colonizer/Colonized: Paradoxes of Self and Other. Waiting for the Barbarians (1980) and A Dry White Season (1979). 4 Re/presenting the Afrikaner. Rumours of Rain (1978) and An Act of Terror (1991). 5 Narrative, Silence, Voice. A Chain of Voices (1982) and Life & Times of Michael K (1983). 6 Authorship/Authority. The Wall of the Plague (1984) and Foe (1986). 7 Writing as Political Intervention. States of Emergency (1988) and Age of Iron (1990). 8 Text/Intertext. The Master of Petersburg (1994) and On the Contrary (1993). Conclusion. Bibliography.