To Every Birth Its Blood

TitleTo Every Birth Its Blood
Year for Search1981
AuthorsSerote, Mongane [Wally](b. 1944)
Date Published1981
PublisherRavan Press
Place PublishedJohannesburg, South Africa
KeywordsMale author, South African author
Annotation

The novel depicts contemporary South Africa with strong images of the Black dystopia contrasted with the white eutopia (from the black perspective). Beginnings of the future violent revolution with some hope of improvement.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. London: William Heinemann, 1983.

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

Black South African author (b. 1944) who was a member of the African National Congress and, after held in solitary confinement without change in 1969-1970, then lived in exile until 1990.

Full Text

1981 Serote, Mongane [Wally] (b. 1944). To Every Birth Its Blood. Johannesburg, South Africa: Ravan Press. U.K. ed. London: William Heinemann, 1983. L, O

The novel depicts contemporary South Africa with strong images of the Black dystopia contrasted with the white eutopia (from the black perspective). Beginnings of the future violent revolution with some hope of improvement. Black South African author who was a member of the African National Congress and, after held in solitary confinement without change in 1969-1970, then lived in exile until 1990.