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Paperback. Condition: Good. Vintage Penguin First Edition. #D109. The Penguin Book of South African Verse, introduced and edited by Jack Cope and Uys Krige, offers a broad, multilingual portrait of South Africaâs poetic traditions, drawing on work in English, Afrikaans and indigenous languages to show the countryâs cultural and historical complexity. Cope and Krige balance traditional forms with modern voices, moving from landscape-rooted lyricism and folk-derived narrative to sharply political poems shaped by racial injustice, resistance and social upheaval. Their introduction frames poetry as a space where identity, conflict and aspiration meet, highlighting how writers responded to colonialism, segregation and the search for a shared national imagination. Itâs a vivid, varied anthology that captures the richness, tension and creative energy of South African verse across generations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 volumes concerning Olve Schreiner: Olive Schreiner was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual. She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm, which has been highly acclaimed. { Source: Wikipedia } 1st Listed: Very good copy in blue cloth, clean abd tight, in complete dust jacket original price to inside flap overwritten in blue ink, light tone, , one minor edge nick, light extremity rubs. [viii], 214 p. ; 25 cm.Partial contents The story of an African farm -- Stories, dreams and allegories -- Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland -- Woman and labour -- From man to man or perhaps only. -- Thoughts on South Africa -- A letter on the Jew -- Closer union -- Letters. 2nd listing: 1955 published, neat clean copy in the original wrappers - very good - p,69 { Subject: Schreiner, Olive 1855-1920. English literature South African authors. South African literature (English) Authors, South African. Prose in English South African writers, to 1909 Texts }.…