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Down Second Avenue - (Penguin Classics) by Es'kia Mphahlele (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Down Second Avenue - (Penguin Classics) by Es'kia Mphahlele (Paperback)

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  • Es'kia Mphahlele's seminal memoir of life in apartheid South Africa--available for the first time in Penguin Classics Nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1969, Es'kia Mphahlele is considered the Dean of African Letters and the father of black South African writing.
  • About the Author: Es'kia Mphahlele (1919-2008) published two autobiographies, Down Second Avenue and Afrika My Music, and three novels, The Wanderers, Chirundu, and Father Came Home, in addition to short stories and nonfiction.
  • 256 Pages
  • Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs
  • Series Name: Penguin Classics

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Es'kia Mphahlele's seminal memoir of life in apartheid South Africa--available for the first time in Penguin Classics

Nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1969, Es'kia Mphahlele is considered the Dean of African Letters and the father of black South African writing. Down Second Avenue is a landmark book that describes Mphahlele's experience growing up in segregated South Africa. Vivid, graceful, and unapologetic, it details a daily life of severe poverty and brutal police surveillance under the subjugation of an apartheid regime. Banned in South Africa after its original 1959 publication for its protest against apartheid, Down Second Avenue is a foundational work of literature that continues to inspire activists today.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.



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"If Nelson Mandela is our political star, Mphahlele was his literary equivalent."
--Barney Mthombothi, in The Star



About the Author



Es'kia Mphahlele (1919-2008) published two autobiographies, Down Second Avenue and Afrika My Music, and three novels, The Wanderers, Chirundu, and Father Came Home, in addition to short stories and nonfiction. His short story collection, In Corner B, is available from Penguin Classics.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o's writings have been translated into more than thirty languages. His novels Petals of Blood; Weep Not, Child; and A Grain of Wheat are available in Penguin Classics. He lives in Irvine, California.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.72 Inches (H) x 5.16 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .47 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Memoirs
Series Title: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Es'kia Mphahlele
Language: English
Street Date: July 30, 2013
TCIN: 91287430
UPC: 9780143106791
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-8803
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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