{"product_id":"eskia-mphahlele-ruth-obee-9780821412497","title":"Es'kia Mphahlele: Themes of Alienation and African Humanism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If you really want to understand South Africa, read black African writers. Read \u003ci\u003eEs'kia Mphahlele\u003c\/i\u003e,\" is the advice proffered to diplomats and scholars by professor and publisher Donald Herdeck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe irony is that in the past, many of Mphahlele's works were out of print or banned under censorship laws in South Africa from the early 1950s on. Readers were denied access to these seminal works, while black South African youths in particular were deprived of any knowledge of one of their preeminent writers, thinkers, and educators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEs'kia Mphahlele\u003c\/i\u003e, Ruth Obee presents the works of this important voice in South African literature against the backdrop of alienation and humanism: two themes central to the shaping of a black nationalist vision in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Obee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821412493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821412497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.01w x 0.75d","brand":"Ruth Obee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583741358335,"sku":"9780821412497","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee493145-049b-4285-a43d-358c443e0da4.jpg?v=1701883298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eskia-mphahlele-ruth-obee-9780821412497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}