Somewhere on the Border - A play (Paperback)

"In this touching, disturbing and meticulously researched play, each vulgar and bullying witticism reinforces the indoctrinating brutality with which young, susceptible minds were beaten into submission. Each word is like a razor wire pulled across the soul." --Leon van Nierop, "Artslink" "Somewhere on the Border "was written by Anthony Akerman while in exile more than two decades ago. The play was intercepted in the post and banned as a publication by the apartheid censors because the language was considered "offensive" and the portrayal of the South African Armed Forces "prejudicial to the safety of the state." This publication of a one-act version of the play brings the South African Border War back into public discourse and pierces through the armour of silence, secrecy, and shame that still surrounds it. The script is complemented by an author's preface and an afterword by historian Gary Baines, as well as photographs of its 2011 production.

General

Imprint:	Wits University Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	February 2013
Authors:	Anthony Akerman
Afterword by:	Gary Baines
Dimensions:	200 x 130 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	92
ISBN-13:	978-1-86814-560-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-86814-560-3
Barcode:	9781868145607

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