A Morbid Fascination

White Prose and Politics in Apartheid South Africa

By:

Richard Peck

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Series:

Contributions to the Study of World Literature

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Using a range of literature to examine the political culture of white South Africa, the author finds both a preoccupation with political issues and a dislike for politics. The literature examined ranges from South African propaganda, through a variety of best-sellers - 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, Andre 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.

Author Biography:

RICHARD PECK is Professor of International Affairs at Lewis and Clark College. He trained in Political Science and International Relations at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Yale University. A specialist in African and other Third World politics, and in international organizations, Peck has published in Research in African Literatures, World Literature Written in English, The Journal of Contemporary African Studies, The African Studies Review, and other journals.

Release date Australia

February 19th, 1997

Author

Richard Peck

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Interest Age

From 7 to 17 years

Pages

216

Series

Contributions to the Study of World Literature

Dimensions

152x229x15

ISBN-13

9780313300912

Product ID

7019789

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