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A Morbid Fascination: White Prose and Politics in Apartheid South Africa

A Morbid Fascination: White Prose and Politics in Apartheid South Africa

Peck, Richard

Hardcover

Series: Contributions to the Study of World Literature, Book 78

Literary CriticismGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0313300917
ISBN13: 9780313300912
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Feb 19 1997
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.18 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Awards: Oregon Book Awards
Using a broad range of literature to examine the political culture of white South Africa, Peck finds both a preoccupation with political issues and a dislike for politics. The literature examined ranges from South African propaganda, through a variety of bestsellers--adventure stories and mystery novels written by authors such as Wilbur Smith and James McClure--to self-conscious literary works of the canonical white South African authors such as Alan Paton, André Brink, and Nadine Gordimer. The study gives attention to anti-political features of the liberal tradition that dominated South African writing, and to the failure of writers who undermined that tradition to generate a more positive view of politics. The morbid fascination with politics that is found across the full spectrum of creative writing is a reflection of the circumstances in which writers found themselves, but it is still a worrisome feature of the white South African political culture.

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