The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945 - Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Clopper & Craig MacKenzie

The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945 by Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Clopper & Craig MacKenzie is an invaluable guide for general readers as well as scholars of African literary history, this comprehensive text celebrates the multiple traditions and exciting future of the South African voice. Although the South African Constitution of 1994 recognises no fewer than eleven official languages, English has remained the country's literary lingua franca. This book offers a narrative overview of South African literary production in English from 1945 to the post apartheid present.