The Buried Man by Stephen Coan

The Buried Man by Stephen Coan

A thoroughly researched biography of the influential and bestselling author of King Solomons Mines, shining light on his formative years in South Africa.

‘A talented storyteller, Coan combines his journalistic experience, his obvious taste for literature and his love of South Africa to produce a lively picture of Haggard’s lifeWith a refined, rich, even literary style, this is a most welcome biography.’

-- Patricia Crouan-Véron, Senior Lecturer in British Literature, Université Paris-Est Crétei

‘Stephen Coan’s deeply researched and absorbing biography of Rider Haggard is the first to give full attention to Haggard’s formative years in South Africa. He brings to bear a thorough knowledge of the times in which Haggard lived and worked.’

-- John Wright, Emeritus Professor of History, University of KwaZulu-Natal

‘Comprehensive, learned, and well-paced, The Buried Man is the Haggard biography we have been waiting for. Coan pays particular attention to the South African contexts of his life and work, presenting a Haggard we recognise as a man of his time, with relevance to our own.’

-- Andrew Stauffer, Professor of English, University of Virginia, and editor of H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure

‘The most complete biography of H. Rider Haggard to date. With an accessible style and wide historical sweep, this engaging book pulls the reader into the “story” of Haggard’s life and his contemporaries.’

-- Lindy Stiebel, Professor Emeritus of English Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and author of Imagining Africa: Landscape in H. Rider Haggard’s African Romances

Stephen Coan is a journalist; a theatre and film writer-director; author of poetry collection Chant of the Doves; and editor of two volumes of previously unpublished work by H. Rider Haggard: Diary of An African Journey (1914) and (with Alfred Tella) Mameena and Other Plays. He lives in Johannesburg.

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ISBN 13	9781911723752
ISBN 10	1911723758
Title	The Buried Man
Author	Stephen Coan
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Year published	2025-03-06
Number of pages	672
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