{"product_id":"9781350178809","title":"South African Writing in Transition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSouth African Writing in Transition\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRita Barnard | Andrew van der Vlies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Modern \/ 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together leading and emerging scholars, this book asks the question: how has contemporary South African literature grappled with ideas of time and history during the political transition away from apartheid?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading the work of major South African writers such as J.M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer and Ivan Vladislavic as well as contemporary crime fiction, \u003ci\u003eSouth African Writing in Transition\u003c\/i\u003e explores how concerns about time and temporality have shaped literary form across the country's literary culture. Establishing new connections between leading literary voices and lesser known works, the book explores themes of truth and reconciliation, disappointment and betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Barnard \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, USA and Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eApartheid and Beyond: South African Writers and the Politics of Place \u003c\/i\u003e(2006) and, as editor, \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandel\u003c\/i\u003ea (2014).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew van der Vlies\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Contemporary Literature and  Postcolonial Studies at Queen Mary University of London, UK and  Extraordinary Associate Professor at the University of the Western Cape,  South Africa. His previous books include \u003ci\u003ePresent Imperfect: Contemporary South African Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eSouth African Textual Cultures \u003c\/i\u003e(2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350178809\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332889477260,"sku":"9781350178809","price":42.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_eeb7eb2d-776e-40a6-b35f-0e0626fdd63b.jpg?v=1783607128","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350178809","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}