LEADER 03213nam 22004573 450 001 9910860809603321 005 20230501184416.0 010 $a1-86914-479-1 010 $a9781869144791 (electronic book) 035 $a(CKB)4900000000561393 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6797357 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6797357 035 $a(OCoLC)1283850593 035 $a(EXLCZ)994900000000561393 100 $a20220404d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aStories of fathers, stories of the nation $efatherhood and paternal power in South African literature 210 1$a[Pietermaritzburg, South Africa] :$cUniversity of Kwazulu-Natal Press,$d2021. 210 4$d©2021. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 311 pages) 311 $a1-86914-478-3 327 $aPreface -- Chapter 1: Narrative power and paternal narratives in South African fiction -- Chapter 2: Paternal narratives at the dawn of Apartheid: Cry, the beloved country -- Chapter 3: The stifled narrative power of daughters: In the heart of the country and Burger's Daughter -- Chapter 4: Paternal narratives in the transition from Apartheid: The smell of apples, ways of dying and the quiet violence of dreams -- Chapter 5: Fatherhoods in post-transitional South African novels: 'The declining patriarch' -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aThis book explores representations of fathers in select South African novels published from the birth of apartheid to the post-transitional moment. Father figures in the texts reflect political and social climates in South Africa - at different times representing the oppressive apartheid government, righteous and authoritative liberation leaders and the unfulfilled promise of a democratic South Africa. Grant Andrews examines how father characters are linked to storytelling; they narrate the lives of their children and their patriarchal power is constituted through narratives. He features authors such as Alan Paton, Nadine Gordimer, J.M. Coetzee, Zakes Mda, K. Sello Duiker, Mark Behr, Zoë Wicomb, Lisa Fugard and Zukiswa Wanner.Stories of Fathers, Stories of the Nation also investigates how fatherhoods are being reimagined in light of shifting discourses of gender and identity. More recent novels have deconstructed the father figure and his paternal narrative power, representing conflicts around racial identity, sexuality, legacy and how the sins of the father are visited on his children.--$cProvided by publisher. 517 3 $afatherhood and paternal power in South African literature. 606 $aFatherhood in literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aSouth African literature (English)$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aFatherhood in literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aSouth African literature (English)$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a820.9968 700 $aAndrews$b Grant$01741762 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910860809603321 996 $aStories of fathers, stories of the nation$94167982 997 $aUNINA