Alex La Guma: The Exile Years, 1966-1985 revisits the exile writing of Alex La Guma (1925-1985), a canonical writer of South African literature during the apartheid era. An activist with the South African Communist Party, the South African Coloured People's Organisation, and the African National Congress, La Guma published numerous works and served as Secretary General of the Afro-Asian Writers Association from 1979 until his death inn Havana, Cuba, in 1985. He posthumously received the Order of lkhamanga in Gold for his body of work in 2003.
This new addition to the Voices of Liberation series serves as a mapping of La Guma's life, in addition to providing some of his key texts and insightful analyses of his important contributions. The book is divided into three broad categories: His Life in Exile, His Voice, and Reflections on His Legacy.
ISBN Number: 978-0-7969-2667-8
Year of publication: 2024
Publisher: HSRC University Press
Link: Voices of Liberation Alex La Guma The Exile Years: 1966-1985