Southern Africa
South Africa
Colonial
English
Fiction
Xuma, a Zulu man, leaves rural life to work in Johannesburg's gold mines, depicting the black perspective on urban life and challenging white stereotypes.
Literary Significance
First novel to depict black perspective on urban South African life; exposed apartheid system to the world
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editorial-summarynot primary textXuma, a Zulu man, leaves rural life to work in Johannesburg's gold mines, depicting the black perspective on urban life and challenging white stereotypes. First novel to depict black perspective on urban South African life; exposed apartheid system to the world
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