A gift of stones

Master Thesis

2005

Permanent link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13934
Files
thesis_hum_2005_o_toole_sean_1968 (1).pdf (6.23 MB)
Authors
O'Toole, Sean W
Journal Title
Link to Journal
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department
Department of English Language and Literature
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
License
Series
Abstract
A collection of eleven short stories, grouped under the tit A Gift Stones. The key thematic concern is the portrayal of dysfunctional individuals contemplating loss. The author offers a definition of his understanding of dysfunctional in the introduction, and further elaborates on the concept of documentary realism. The author proposes the expression “Boer humour†as shorthand for a stylistic drift in recent South African fiction. The deficiencies of journalism apropos prose fiction are discussed, and the author also considers the influence of photography on his prose fiction.
Description

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 214-215).

Keywords
Creative Writing

Reference:

O'Toole, S. 2005. A gift of stones. University of Cape Town.

Collections
Masters