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Dinaane: Short Stories by Women from South Africa

Maggie Davey

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Description:The African writer, Yvonne Vera, used to recall that, as a young girl in the cotton fields, the urge to write was so strong that with no pen and paper available she picked up a twig and started to scratch words onto her skin.Stories in South Africa kept the dream of freedom alive during the colonial and apartheid years; and the tradition of the people and elders of a village meeting under the shade of a tree is based on telling stories as a way of arriving at an understanding.This rich tradition is brought to life here, by women who write of and from the landscape and its people.Part of a series showcasing contemporary women writers from around the world.Maggie Davey is the publishing director of independent South African publishing house, Jacana Media. Born in South Africa of Irish parents, she grew up in County Westmeath and was educated at University College Galway. She has been a journalist, a scriptwriter and a writer of fiction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dinaane: Short Stories by Women from South Africa. To get started finding Dinaane: Short Stories by Women from South Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2007

ISBN: 1846590310

Description: The African writer, Yvonne Vera, used to recall that, as a young girl in the cotton fields, the urge to write was so strong that with no pen and paper available she picked up a twig and started to scratch words onto her skin.Stories in South Africa kept the dream of freedom alive during the colonial and apartheid years; and the tradition of the people and elders of a village meeting under the shade of a tree is based on telling stories as a way of arriving at an understanding.This rich tradition is brought to life here, by women who write of and from the landscape and its people.Part of a series showcasing contemporary women writers from around the world.Maggie Davey is the publishing director of independent South African publishing house, Jacana Media. Born in South Africa of Irish parents, she grew up in County Westmeath and was educated at University College Galway. She has been a journalist, a scriptwriter and a writer of fiction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dinaane: Short Stories by Women from South Africa. To get started finding Dinaane: Short Stories by Women from South Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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