South African Autobiography as Subjective History : Making Concessions to the Past
2021 ed.
by
Lena Englund
Book Details
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
African Histories and Modernities
ISBN-10
3030832317
ISBN-13
9783030832315
Edition
2021 ed.
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 15th, 2021
Print length
214 Pages
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This book examines 21st-century South African autobiographical writing that addresses the nation’s socio-political realities, both past and present.
This book examines 21st-century South African autobiographical writing that addresses the nation''s socio-political realities, both past and present. The texts in focus represent and depict a South Africa caught in the midst of contradictory and competing images of the ''Rainbow Nation''. Arguing that recent memoirs question and criticize the illusion of a united nation, the study shows how these texts reveal the flaws and shortcomings not only of the apartheid past but of contemporary South Africa. It encompasses a broad range of autobiographical works, largely published since 2009, that engage with South Africa''s past, present and future. At its centre is the quest for space and belonging, and this book investigates who can comfortably ''belong'' in South Africa in its post-apartheid, post-Truth and Reconciliation, post-Mbkei and post-Zuma state.
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