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In Corner B by Es'kia Mphahlele

In Corner B

By Es’kia Mphahlele
Introduction by Peter N. Thuynsma

By Es’kia Mphahlele
Introduction by Peter N. Thuynsma

By Es’kia Mphahlele
Introduction by Peter N. Thuynsma

By Es’kia Mphahlele
Introduction by Peter N. Thuynsma

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    About In Corner B

    The quintessential story collection from “the most important black South African writer of the present age” (George Moore).

    Originally published in 1967, In Corner B contains the core stories of the original editions, together with more recent pieces, and is the first new edition of Mphahlele’s work since his death in 2008. Written after his return from exile, these stories inimitably capture life in both rural and urban South Africa during the days of apartheid. A new introduction by Peter Thuynsma, a South African scholar and former Mphahlele student, presents the “dean of African letters” to a new generation of readers.

    About In Corner B

    The quintessential story collection from “the most important black South African writer of the present age” (George Moore).

    Originally published in 1967, In Corner B contains the core stories of the original editions, together with more recent pieces, and is the first new edition of Mphahlele’s work since his death in 2008. Written after his return from exile, these stories inimitably capture life in both rural and urban South Africa during the days of apartheid. A new introduction by Peter Thuynsma, a South African scholar and former Mphahlele student, presents the “dean of African letters” to a new generation of readers.

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    About Es’kia Mphahlele

    Es’kia Mphahlele (1919–2008) published two autobiographies, Down Second Avenue and Afrika My Music, and three novels, The Wanderers, Chirundu, and Father Came Home, in addition to short stories and nonfiction. His short story collection, In Corner B, is available from… More about Es’kia Mphahlele

    About Es’kia Mphahlele

    Es’kia Mphahlele (1919–2008) published two autobiographies, Down Second Avenue and Afrika My Music, and three novels, The Wanderers, Chirundu, and Father Came Home, in addition to short stories and nonfiction. His short story collection, In Corner B, is available from… More about Es’kia Mphahlele

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Jan 25, 2011 | 272 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143106029

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Jan 25, 2011 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9781101486207

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    Praise

    “Mphahlele, like Mr. Mandela, held to a consistent vision of an inclusive, multiracial nation.(…) In Corner B, now reissued by Penguin Classics, provides an impressive sampling of Mphahlele’s work—incisive essays and virtuoso stories in particular.(…) He routinely sees beyond the confines to which apartheid might have condemned him.”
    —Martin Rubin, The Wall Street Journal

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