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To mark the 50th anniversary of the South African Council for
English Education, this collection brings together the work of
writers who either edited English Alive or were originally
published in English Alive. Now they are active writers - poets,
playwrights, novelists, print journalists, radio journalists, TV
scriptwriters. They have contributed from their work a variety of
pieces - truly a celebration of writing - that range from travel
writing in verse through eye-witness accounts and poems and
diary-entries and movie reviews to biographical and historical
investigation and writing for teens and for children. And each
writer offers a short reflection 'On Writing'. Some of South
Africa's foremost writers are joined here by new voices, and the
collection is graced by a gift contribution from South Africa's
first winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Nadine Gordimer.
From its establishment in 1990, Snailpress has published over 50
volumes of poetry - a list described by Patrick Cullinan as
'wonderfully heterodox'. To mark this achievement and spread this
wealth, Robin Malan has put together a selection of the poetry.
A collection which offers the varied excitements of being in and of
Africa. The poets come from different African countries, and young
readers will find many of their own experiences caught with wit and
warmth.
A collection of stories about and from South Africa, Botswana,
Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique since 1960, is a vibrant
collection, chosen to reflect lived experience of these places in
these times - surely the most exciting and most productive period
in the history of Southern Africa and its literature. This
collection was first published in 19 and has become a favourite of
teachers and students. It has now been updated, and also contains
teaching suggestions and new points for discussion.
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Storyscapes (Paperback)
Robin Malan, A. Renard
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Katie Makanya, whose voice once charmed Queen Victoria, died in
Natal in 1955 at the age of 83. But not before she had related the
remarkable story of her life to Margaret McCord, daughter of Dr
James McCord, for whom Katie had worked for 35 years as
interpreter, dispenser and loyal assistant. Now Margeret McCord has
written down Katie's oral testimony as a biography that spans the
late nineteenth century into the apartheid years. We read of
Katie's travels to England, where as a member of the Jubilee
Singers she was presented at court to Queen Victoria; her return to
South Africa; her faith, her marriage and her children; and her
work with Dr McCord at the Zulu hospital he founded in Durban.
An expanded edition of "Inscapes". Part One consists of standard
poems that are still meaningful to senior students. Part Two
reveals the variety of the modern world, its contrasts and its
contradictions. To this is now added Part Three, a view of the
poetry written in the 17 years since the anthology first appeared,
especially that written by southern African poets.
New Beginnings (2nd edition): revised and now even better! Features
include: six new stories for a total of 20 by top southern African
writers; wide range of styles, including the satirical, the
lyrical, and the humorous; short, punchy stories with pace and
freshness to grab students' attention; introductory notes on
stories and writers to develop an understanding of genre and
context; an introduction showing clear links to the new curriculum,
and explaining how the anthology fulfils the requirements for
literature; and more activities to use in class or as homework
practice.
New Outridings is a lively, entertaining and challenging selection
of contemporary verse, much of it originating from southern Africa
and reflecting the experiences of people in our changing society.
Support material provides background and assistance to teachers and
learners.
Lucky has been brought up in a small rural black community. But is
he really black? The others tease him because of his light brown
eyes and blond hair. He has vague notions of having been abducted
from his white family, and there are remnants of Afrikaans words
somewhere in his head. So Lucky sets out on a quest to discover who
he is. When people find out about Lucky's dilemma, it touches a raw
nerve in the national psyche, and the debate about identity and
ethnic origin starts to swirl around the young man, confusing
rather than clarifying, diffusing rather than focusing his search
for himself. What is it to be African? What does a family mean to a
growing child? Does it matter what language you speak or think in?
What if you're not even sure of your name? Issues of identity and
belonging crowd in on Lucky, who is thrown off balance by the
publicity surrounding him, yet enjoys the attention and sudden
'celebrity' this brings. In the end, who is Lucky? And can Lucky
cope with being Lucky?
Bo looked up. Above him was the huge expanse of the darkening
African sky. Already you could see bright stars pinpricked out in
it. He lightly bumped against Nathi's shoulder, and tilted his head
up. 'Look, Nathi.' 'Where?' 'Phezulu.' Nathi looked up. 'Ezulwini,'
he said. 'What's that?' 'The heavens.' He flicked a look across at
Bo's face. 'Ndiza, nyoni.' 'And what's that mean?' Bo asked, his
words scarcely audible as his neck arched back. 'Fly, bird, fly,'
said Nathi with a smile. Bo, a young Swedish student, spends a year
at school in Africa. As he learns about his fellow students, the
community and the culture, he learns too that friendship can grow
into love. But loving a Swazi student of his own sex brings its own
complications.
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