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y separately published work icon Africa Writing Europe : Opposition, Juxtaposition, Entanglement anthology   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Africa Writing Europe : Opposition, Juxtaposition, Entanglement
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Amsterdam,
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Netherlands,
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Western Europe, Europe,:Rodopi , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'A Language to Fit Africa' : 'Africanness' and 'Europeanness' in the South African Imagination, Gabeba Baderoon , single work criticism

In this essay, Gabeba explores 'the meanings of the words through etymology of the notorious word 'kaffir' and the analysis of two literary texts: Mr Chameleon (2005) by Tatamkhulu Afrika; and Castaway (1999) by Yvette Christianse. Mr Chameleon and Castaway are both autobiographical works that allude to the place of Islam in colonial and apartheid South Africa.' (p. 69)

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