Between Two Worlds
Miriam Tlali
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Description for Between Two Worlds
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; YQEF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Set in Soweto outside Johannesburg, Between Two Worlds is one of the most important novels of South Africa under apartheid. Originally published under the title Muriel at Metropolitan, the novel was for some years banned (on the grounds of language derogatory to Afrikaners) even as it received worldwide acclaim. It was later issued in the Longman African Writers Series, but has for some years been out of print and unavailable.
This Broadview edition includes a new introduction by the author describing the circumstances in which she wrote Between Two Worlds.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781551116051
SKU
V9781551116051
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Miriam Tlali
Miriam Tlali’s other works include Amandla (Ravan Press, 1980) and Footprints in the Quag: Stories and Dialogues from Soweto (David Philip, 1989). She lives in Soweto, South Africa.
Reviews for Between Two Worlds
“Between Two Worlds is an important illustration of apartheid in 1960s South Africa. By telling the story of Muriel, a bookkeeper at an electronics and furniture store in Johannesburg, Tlali comments on the injustice of the Pass Laws, the Land Act, and other discriminatory legislation. The novel also traces the ethical dilemmas of someone employed in a system she loathes. ... Read more