A Walk in the Night and Other Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810101394 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 129 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Continuing to write, he endured house arrest and solitary confinement. About the AuthorOf French and Malagasy stock, involved in South African politics from an early age, Alex La Guma was arrested for treason with 155 others in 1956 and finally acquitted in 1960. During the State of Emergency following the Sharpeville massacre he was detained for five months. He died in 1986.. La Guma left South Africa as a refugee in 1966 and lived in exile in London and Havana
La Guma left South Africa as a refugee in 1966 and lived in exile in London and Havana. He died in 1986.A Walk in the Night and Other Stories reveals La Guma as one of the most important African writers of his time. Continuing to write, he endured house arrest and solitary confinement. During the State of Emergency following the Sharpeville massacre he was detained for five months. Of French and Malagasy stock, involved in South African politics from an early age, Alex La Guma was arrested for treason with 155 others in 1956 and finally acquitted in 1960. These works reveal the plight of non-whites in aparth
Four Stars A haunting novella of life in South Africa during the reign of Apartheid.. A Masterful Portrait That Provokes Thought In the title story of this edition is an excellent example of African penmanship. La Guma captures the surroundings of the story like a fish on a hook and then hands the pole to the reader to reel it in. The story takes place in a South African ghetto devastated by the malevolent European presence. While being tragic the story does not seek pity at all. The story unfolds rapidly and with p. Juan Valdez said Naturalism with a hint of revolution. The effects of unjust and inhumane society are internalized by La Guma's characters. Alone they are predetermined by fate to fall from grace- as a result of tenement life, working conditions and being so far seperated from hope of recovery for so long. This might only be a cynical lament for the underdog. But La Guma's account is striking because it subtly documents the gathering strength
He died in 1986.. Continuing to write, he endured house arrest and solitary confinement. La Guma left South Africa as a refugee in 1966 and lived in exile in London and Havana. Of French and Malagasy stock, involved in South African politics from an early age, Alex La Guma was arrested for treason with 155 others in 1956 and finally acquitted in 1960. During the State of Emergency following the Sharpeville massacre he was detained for five months