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The Drum decade : stories from the 1950s / edited by Michael Chapman.

Title
The Drum decade : stories from the 1950s / edited by Michael Chapman.
Publication
Pietermaritzburg : University of Natal Press, 2001.

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Additional Authors
Chapman, Michael.
Description
xii, 241 p. : ill., ports.; 21 cm.
Uniform Title
Drum (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Subject
  • Short stories, South African (English)
  • South African fiction (English)
  • South Africa > Social life and customs > Fiction
Genre/Form
Fiction
Note
  • A selection of stories published in the South African ed. of the magazine, Drum, in the 1950s.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-238).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Rhodesia Road / Alfred Mbedba -- The Dignity of Begging / William Bloke Modisane -- The Birth of a Tsotsi / Henry Nxumalo -- Crime for Sale [An Escapade] / Arthur Mogale -- Crime for Sale [Another Escapade] / Arthur Mogale -- Mob Passion / D. Can Themba -- Mr. Drum Goes to Jail / Henry Nxumalo -- Under the Blue-gum Trees / Dyke H. Sentso -- Dead End! / James Matthews -- Love Comes Deadly / Mbokotwane Manqupu -- The Suitcase / Bruno Esekie -- The Departure / Peter Clarke -- Black and Brown Song / Richard Rive -- Down the Quiet Street / Bruno Esekie -- Let the People Drink! / D. Can Themba -- Guts and Granite! / Ezekiel Mphalhlele -- Baby Come Duze / D. Can Themba -- African Song / Richard Rive -- Marta / D. Can Themba -- Man of Africa / Jordan K. Ngubane -- Lesane [The Lesanes of Nadia Street] / Ezekiel Mphahlele -- Lesane [Fanyan] / Ezekiel Mphahlele -- Lesane [The Indian Hawker] / Ezekiel Mphahlele -- Lesane [Neighbours] / Ezekiel Mphahlele -- Battle for Honour / Alex La Guma -- The Life and Death of King Kong / Nat Nakasa -- If Bugs Were Men / Casey Motsisi -- Johburg Jailbugs / Casey Motsisi -- On the Beat [Kid Hangover] / Casey Motsisi -- On the Beat [Kid Playboy] / Casey Motsisi -- On the Beat [Kid Newspapers] / Casey Motsisi -- More Than Telling a Story: Drum and its Significance in Black South African Writing / Michael Chapman -- App. Stories in Drum.
ISBN
0869809857
OCLC
  • 47634149
  • SCSB-11447960
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library