Country and city: a study of autobiographical tropes in Ncumisa Vapi's novel Litshona limpume

The title of this thesis, Country and City - Autobiographical tropes in Ncumisa Vapi's Litshona Liphume arises out of a complex understanding of the author's narrative and literary intentions. Country refers to the fact that the story is set in a specifically named rural area in the Eastern Cape in the late 1960s and early 1970s. City on the other hand does not refer to any particular city, but is rather a symbol of changed and challenge, of opportunity and wealth but also of a world view deficient in tradition and spiritual connection with the land and the ancestors.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

African Languages and Literatures

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Macabela, Monwabisi Victor

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Dowling, Tessa

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11945

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11945