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

Doctoral Thesis

2012

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Macabela, Monwabisi Victor
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Dowling, Tessa
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University of Cape Town

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African Languages and Literatures
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Faculty of Humanities
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references.

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African Languages and Literatures

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Macabela, M. 2012. Country and city: a study of autobiographical tropes in Ncumisa Vapi's novel Litshona limpume. University of Cape Town.

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