This book explores the interface of fiction and social reality in
the area of child sexual abuse. The argument is that literature is
mainly influenced by conditions of existence in the real world. The
project rests on Fischer's idea that "art itself is social reality"
(1959: p46). Its central challenge is to subject Vera's Under the
Tongue (1996) and Jack's Naked (2007) to an examination that
incorporates social reality. At the centre of both novels, we find
the silenced voices of abused girls and boys. This research argues
that though Under the Tongue and Naked do not refer to the
Zimbabwean "crisis" of the new millennium, they do contain powerful
commentaries of one of its key aspects, that of child sexual abuse.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
September 2010 |
First published: |
September 2010 |
Authors: |
Tendai Mangena
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
64 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8433-5231-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
Literacy
|
LSN: |
3-8433-5231-3 |
Barcode: |
9783843352314 |
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