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A startling novel by the leading writer of the new south africa in the heart of redness shortlisted for the prestigious commonwealth writers prize zakes mda sets a story of south african village life. The title of the novel recalls joseph conrads classic short novel heart of darkness,which has for almost a century been a focus of controversy about how africans are represented in. Duplicity and plagiarism in zakes mda s the heart of redness1 andrew offenburger yale university abstract. In the heart of redness shortlisted for the prestigious commonwealth writers prize zakes mda sets a story of south african. Our study is conceived as a comparative analysis of zakes mda s postcolonial and postmodern novel the heart of redness and joseph conrads canonical and colonial novella heart of darkness. Hallmarks of national liberation discourse are unity and common purpose. The heart of redness, in which redness indicates traditional south africa, is a multigenerational saga.
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