{"product_id":"south-african-writing-in-transition-rita-barnard-9781350086883","title":"South African Writing in Transition","description":"Bringing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Barnard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350086886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350086883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Rita Barnard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123083079935,"sku":"9781350086883","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df107e9a-7b38-41db-bfe1-fd2bcbec7183.jpg?v=1687428823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/south-african-writing-in-transition-rita-barnard-9781350086883","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}