Alex la Guma : a literary & political biography

Alex la Guma : a literary & political biography /

Best known as a novelist and political activist, Alex la Guma (1925-85) was also a journalist, comic strip artist, reviewer, sketcher, painter, short story writer and travel writer. Born in Cape Town's famous multiracial District Six, he was a founder member of the South African Coloured People...

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Main Author: Field, Roger (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer, 2010.
Subjects:
La Guma, Alex.
La Guma, Alex > Criticism and interpretation.
La Guma, Alex
1900-1999
Authors, South African > 20th century > Biography.
Political fiction, South African (English) > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > South Africa > History > 20th century.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / African
Authors, South African
Literature
Political fiction, South African (English)
Politics and literature
South Africa > In literature.
South Africa
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Frontcover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; 1. 'A man in an ordinary cloth cap'; 2. 'Brown Sons of Africa'; 3. ' The honey of a satirical philosophy'; 4. 'This is the time for practical politics'; 5. 'Maybe he thought it was a disgrace too'; 6. 'The clouds pregnant with moisture'; 7. 'Well, I'll just start again, won't I?'; 8. 'You had to be contented with history'; 9. 'Y eso, lo tenemos aquí en Cuba!'; 10. Coming Home; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover

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