Rediscovery of the Ordinary
Essays on South African Literature and Culture
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-1-86914-079-3 (ISBN)
Description
Njabulo S. Ndebele's essays on South African literature and culture appeared initially in various publications in the 1980s. They encompass a period of trauma, defiance, and change - the decade of the collapse of apartheid and the challenge of reconstructing a future. In 1991, the essays were collected under the current title of rediscovery of the ordinary - essays on South African literature and Culture. That it is possible to republish the essays without revision so many years after their first appearance is a tribute to Ndebele's prescience. The issues that he raises and the questions that he poses remain key to a people who, after apartheid, have started to rediscover the complex ordinariness of living in a civil society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Scottsville, Kwazulu-Natal
South Africa
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86914-079-3 (9781869140793)
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Person
Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele grew up in the Western Native Township, Johannesburg, and later in Charterston Location, Nigel, which provides the setting for his stories. "Fools" and Other Stories won the Noma Award, Africa's highest literary award for the best book published in Africa in 1984.
His highly influential essays on South Africa literature and culture were published in a collection Rediscovery of the Ordinary. He recently published a novel The Cry of Winnie Mandela to critical acclaim. Ndebele holds an M.A. from Cambridge and a Ph.D. from the University of Denver, and is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town.
His highly influential essays on South Africa literature and culture were published in a collection Rediscovery of the Ordinary. He recently published a novel The Cry of Winnie Mandela to critical acclaim. Ndebele holds an M.A. from Cambridge and a Ph.D. from the University of Denver, and is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town.