Race, Nation, Translation

The first collection of nonfiction critical writings by one of the leading literary figures of post-apartheid South Africa

The most significant nonfiction writings of Zoë Wicomb, one of South Africa’s leading authors and intellectuals, are collected here for the first time in a single volume. This compilation features essays on the works of such prominent South African writers as Bessie Head, Nadine Gordimer, Njabulo Ndebele, and J. M. Coetzee, as well as on a wide range of cultural and political topics, including gender politics, sexuality, race, identity, nationalism, and visual art. Also presented here are a reflection on Nelson Mandela and a revealing interview with Wicomb. In these essays, written between 1990 and 2013, Wicomb offers insights into her nation’s history, politics, and people. In a world in which nationalist rhetoric is on the rise and right-wing populist movements are the declared enemies of diversity and pluralism, her essays speak powerfully to a host of current international issues.

Prima colectie de scrieri critice de non-fictiune a uneia dintre figurile literare de frunte din Africa de Sud post-apartheid Cele mai semnificative scrieri de non-fictiune ale lui Zoë Wicomb, unul dintre autorii si intelectualii de frunte din Africa de Sud, sunt colectate aici pentru prima data intr-un singur volum. Aceasta compilatie contine eseuri despre operele unor scriitori proeminenti din Africa de Sud precum Bessie Head, Nadine Gordimer, Njabulo Ndebele si J.