Fiction1962

A Walk in the Night

Alex La Guma
Overview
Region

Southern Africa

South Africa

Era

Post-colonial

Language

English

Genre

Fiction

About This Work

A novella depicting one night in Cape Town's District Six, showing the devastating effects of apartheid on the colored community.

Literary Significance

Immediately banned in South Africa; powerful indictment of apartheid

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