Afrika My Music. An Autobiography 1957-1983
by Mphahlele, Es'kia
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1984). 180 x 120 mm; pictorial wraps with small scuff mark; inside of covers slightly foxed; pp. (vi) + 260; moderate browning throughout. Good condition. "Es'kia Mphahlele's first work of autobiography, Down Second Avenue, is one of the classics of African literature. After that seedtime came the years of exile during which he was a 'listed person' - none of his works could be read in South Africa. His second autobiography, Afrika My Music, is set amidst the tumultuous years of his return to South Africa after 1976." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1899
- Title
- Afrika My Music. An Autobiography 1957-1983
- Author
- Mphahlele, Es'kia
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- (Johannesburg, Ravan Press, 1984)
- Keywords
- Es'kia Mphahlele. Apartheid. Autobiography. South African Literature. South African Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- South African Literature;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Pictorial Wraps
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