Brink, Andre and Coetzee, J. M. (editors)

New York. 1987. June 1987. Viking Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670816426. 256 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Jacket illustration by Polly Raynes. Signed by Andre Brink. keywords: Literature South Africa Anthology. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In A LAND APART, two of South Africa's most eminent authors offer a vivid selection from the literature of a nation in crisis; and there is hardly a piece here which does not reflect the complexity and ambiguity of the situation, or challenge the received wisdom of the outside world (The Literary Review). The contemporary writings included here vary widely in their styles and intent, and range from explorations of the most private of pains to brutal dissections of the current military and political situation. The English section, edited by J. M. Coetzee, gathers together works of fiction, poetry, and autobiography. Andre Brink, concentrating on the Afrikaans tradition, introduces the voices of fiction writers who have often been banned in their own country and abroad. Through irony, literary subterfuge, or straightforward indictment, the writers represented in this superb collection struggle to explain and affect the society of their native land. inventory #8590 ISBN: 0670816426.