Realities of Apartheid and Idyllic Futures: Afropessimism and Afro-Optimism in Magona's Mother to Mother.

Sindiwe Magona's novel Mother to Mother (1993) captures the grim realities of Apartheid through the portrayal of the murder of Fulbright white student Amy Biehl. As she fictionalises the real-life murder, Magona - through her narrator Mandisa - brings to light the plights and struggles of black Sout...

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Published in:	English in Africa Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 49 - 71
Main Author:	Lyons, Jessica D.
Format:	Article
Published:	Institute for the Study of English in Africa May2024
Subjects:	Mother to Mother (Book) Magona, Sindiwe Social mobility Apartheid Biehl, Amy
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost