Abschnittsübersicht

    • Preparation

      Please read any one of those introductions to South African Literature:

      • Attwell, David. “South African Literature in English.” The Cambridge History of African and Caribbean Literature: Volume 2, edited by Abiola Irele and Simon Gikandi, Cambridge UP, 2004, pp. 504-505.
      • Cornwell, Gareth, Dirk Klopper, and Craig MacKenzie. “South African Literature in English Since 1945.” The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English since 1945, edited by Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Klopper, and Craig MacKenzie, Columbia UP, 2010, pp. 1-42.
      • Davis, George. “South Africa.” English Literatures Across the Globe: A Companion, edited by Lars Eckstein, Fink, 2007, pp. 86-107.

      Please also (re-)read any of the speeches from Soyinka, Coetzee, Gordimer, and Lessing.

      For the presentation, please prepare the short exceprt from Nadine Gordimer's The Conservationist.

    • Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014) - Nobel Prize in Literature 1991

      Doris Lessing (1919-2013) - Nobel Prize in Literature 2007

    • Online Session 17/01/2024

      This week's class will take place online via Zoom. Please use the link provided for one of the previous sessions.