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South African writers have responded in various ways to Njabulo Ndebele's call to \"rediscover the ordinary.\" The result has been a kaleidoscope of texts in which evolving cultural forms and modes of identity are rearticulated and explored.  An invaluable guide for general readers as well as scholars of African literary history, this comprehensive text celebrates the multiple traditions and exciting future of the South African voice. Although the South African Constitution of 1994 recognizes no fewer than eleven official languages, English has remained the country's literary lingua franca. This book offers a narrative overview of South African literary production in English from 1945 to the postapartheid present. An introduction identifies the most interesting and noteworthy writing from the period. Alphabetical entries provide accurate and objective information on genres and writers. 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