Down Second Avenue [electronic resource]
Es'kia Mphahlele2013
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Es'kia Mphahlele's seminal memoir of life in apartheid South Africa-available
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Nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1969, Es'kia Mphahlele is considered the Dean
of African Letters and the father of black South African writing. Down Second
Avenue is a landmark book that describes Mphahlele's experience growing up in
segregated South Africa. Vivid, graceful, and unapologetic, it details a daily
life of severe poverty and brutal police surveillance under the subjugation of
an apartheid regime. Banned in South Africa after its original 1959 publication
for its protest against apartheid, Down Second Avenue is a foundational work of
literature that continues to inspire activists today.
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Main title:
Down Second Avenue [electronic resource] / Es'kia Mphahlele
Author:
Es'kia Mphahlele, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Classics, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (256 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781101616796
Language:
English
BRN:
435842
Electronic access:
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |