Dinaane

- Authors
- Villiers, Willemien De & Dodd, Alexandra & Fedler, Joanne & Gersh, Amanda & Higgs, Colleen & Miller, Kirsten & Naidoo, Muthal & Rose-Innes, Henrietta & Schuster, Anne & Seoghie, Mary Watson & Xaba, Makhosazana
- Publisher
- Telegram
- ISBN
- 9781846591730
- Date
- 2013-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.44 MB
- Lang
- en
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.