Tongues of their mothers: the language of writing

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/2309-9070/tvl.v.54i2.1796

Keywords:

gender, queer, sexuality, short stories, South African literature, Makhosazana Xaba

Abstract


Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

  • Makhosazana Xaba, Rhodes University

    Makhosazana Xaba has published these hands (2005), Tongues of their Mothers (2008) and Running and other stories (2013). She is also the co-editor of Queer Africa: new and collected fiction (2013) and Proudly Malawian: Life Stories from Lesbian and Gender-nonconforming Individuals (2016). She is a doctoral candidate at Rhodes University in South Africa. Her PhD focusses on a biography of Helen Nontando (Noni) Jabavu.

  • Jenny Bozena Du Preez, Rhodes University
    Jenny Boźena du Preez is currently a doctoral candidate in the English department at Rhodes University in South Africa. Her PhD research focuses on how ‘queer’ genders and sexualities are represented in contemporary African women’s short fiction.

References

Biruk, Crystal and Makhosazana Xaba, eds. Proudly Malawian: Life Stories from Lesbian and Gender-nonconforming Individuals. Braamfontein: MaThoko’s Books, 2016.

Chigumadzi, Panashe. “Letter to Makhosazana Xaba on Running and other stories.” 28 Jul. 2015. 8 Nov. 2016. <http://vanguardmagazine.co.za/letter-to-makhosazana-xaba-on-running-and-other-stories/>.

Gqola, Pumla Dineo. “Introduction.” Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction. Eds. Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba. Braamfontein: MaThoko’s Books, 2013. 1–7.

Gqola, Pumla Dineo. “‘As Women We have Multiple Lives and We Need to Honour All of Them’: A Conversation with Makhosazana Xaba.” XCP: Special Issue: South Africa: Literature and Social Movements 21/22 (2009): 76–83.

Mahala, Siphiwo. “The Suit Continued.” African Delights. Auckland Park: Jacana, 2011. 15–26.

Mahala, Siphiwo. “The Lost Suit.” African Delights. Auckland Park: Jacana, 2011. 33–60.

Martin, Karen and Makhosazana Xaba, eds. Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction. Braamfontein: MaThoko’s Books, 2013.

Martin, Karen and Makhosazana Xaba. “Preface.” Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction. Eds. Karen Martin and Makhosazana Xaba. Braamfontein: MaThoko’s Books, 2013. vii–ix.

Richter-Herbert, Ronel and Karin Schimke. Open: An Erotic Anthology by South African Women Writers. Cape Town: Oshun, 2008.

Themba, Can. “The Suit.” The Will to Die. London: Heinemann, 1972 [1963]. 36–46.

Wanner, Zukiswa. “The Dress That Fed the Suit.” African Delights. Siphiwo Mahala. Auckland Park: Jacana, 2011. 27–32.

Xaba, Makhosazana. Running and other stories. Athlone: Modjaji Books, 2013.

Xaba, Makhosazana. “The Spark on Running and Other Stories by Makhosazana Xaba.” n. d. 29 May 2015. <http://laurenbeukes.com/spark-running-stories/>.

Downloads

Published

2017-09-04

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Interviews

License

Copyright (c) 2017 Tydskrif vir Letterkunde

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Xaba, M., & Du Preez, J. B. (2017). Tongues of their mothers: the language of writing. Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde, 54(2), 136-145. https://doi.org/10.17159/2309-9070/tvl.v.54i2.1796