Running towards Us: New Writing from South Africa [Paperback]

Isabel Balseiro (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0325002118 | ISBN-13: 978-0325002118 | Publication Date: May 30, 2000

In Running Towards Us, 31 contemporary authors offer literary responses to the end of apartheid, demonstrating what the creative imagination in South Africa has to offer at the turn of the 21st century. This book imaginatively presents art-making at the interface of contested narratives of the past and the present.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Running towards Us indeed! The contributors to Isabel Balseiro's collection of creative writing from post-apartheid South Africa bring out an urgency, a sense of direction, and a compelling engagement for their readers, "us," a renewed version of the spirit that once animated the anti-apartheid movement and now inspired the impetus toward a new global political and cultural formation at the turn of the century.”–Barbara Harlow, Professor in the English Department, University of TexasAustin

“A lively collection that brings together new and established writers. For a sense of the temper of the times in South Africa, this is the book to read.”–J.M. Coetzee, Author of The Life and Times of Michael K and Disgrace

“This magnificent anthology of South African writing includes both fiction and poetry, both established writers and new voices; it captures the rich diversity of post-Apartheid writing and defies homogenizing labels; it is essential reading for all interested in postcolonial literatures.”–Zoe Wicomb, University of Strathclyde, Scotland

“This magnificent anthology of South African writing includes both fiction and poetry, both established writers and new voices; it captures the rich diversity of post-Apartheid writing and defies homogenizing labels; it is essential reading for all interested in postcolonial literatures.”–Zoe Wicomb University of Strathclyde, Scotland Author of You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town

About the Author

Isabel Balseiro is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvey Mudd College, The Claremont Colleges, in California. Her work has been published in journals in the United Kingdom, the United States, and South Africa. She is currently editing an anthology on South African cinema and a book on Caribbean literature and culture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann (May 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0325002118
• ISBN-13: 978-0325002118
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,271,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > African > Central & South African

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding new writings from South African authors., January 4, 2001

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This review is from: Running towards Us: New Writing from South Africa (Paperback)

Running Towards Us presents new writings from South Africa from both established and new writers, revealing new subjects and concerns from writers who are now beyond the focus on apartheid. How does one define history and plan for the future? This turns to accepted masters of South African literature and new voices to consider changed themes and perceptions.