The Lion on the Freeway: A Thematic Introduction to Contemporary South African Literature in English

by Theodore F. Sheckels

The Lion on the Freeway is a thematic introduction to post-1950 South African English literature. After examining the nation's political history and four earlier landmark works, the study examines the oppressed peoples' moods , ranging from loving to attacking; the oppressors' attitudes , ranging from ignorance to action; and the contradictory forecasts the literature offers for South Africa. The study scrutinizes works in numerous genres by thirty-one authors (8 white; 23 non-white). Among them are J.M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, Dennis Brutus, Bessie Head, Mazisi Kunene, Oswald Mtshali, and Mongane Wally Serote.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820426253
• ISBN13: 9780820426259
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"