| Author | Es'kia Mphahlele |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short stories, poetry |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Pages | 347 |
African Writing Today is an anthology of postcolonial African literature, mostly short stories and a few poems, edited by South African writer, poet, and critic Es'kia Mphahlele. The anthology was published in London by Penguin in 1967.[1]
Much of the literature in the anthology is from West and Southern Africa. Starting in the mid-1950s, international criticism of South Africa's apartheid regime brought more attention to race relations in the country, and as a result publishing opportunities for South African particularly in England increased; African Writing Today was one of a number of anthologies that proved an outlet for South African writers.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bickford-Smith, Vivian (2016). The Emergence of the South African Metropolis: Cities and Identities in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge UP. p. 224. ISBN 9781107002937.
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