A life in letters
By: edited by Brian Willan and Sabata-Mpho Mokae
Contributors: Willan, Brian, editor; Mokae, Sabata-mpho, editor
Series: Third series = -- Derde reeks = -- Tlhatlhamano ya boraro -- no. 2; Historical Publications Southern Africa (Series) -- 3rd. series, no. 2.
Publisher: HiPSA
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9780994720764
Subjects: Correspondence; Politics and government
Description: "By any standards Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (1876-1932) lived a remarkable life. From humble beginnings he rose to become one of the most important political and literary figures of his generation. He was inspired by a vision of a common society in which race and colour were no bar to full participation in the life of the country. He was a prolific journalist, a founder and first General Secretary of the 'South African Native National Congress', and author of several books - Native Life in South Africa, a hard-hitting statement on the rights of the black South African people, and Mhudi, the first full- length novel in English by a black South African, being the best known."--Mary Martin description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. 1896-1902; title: Part 2. 1903-1909; title: Part 3. 1910-1914; title: Part 4. 1914-1917; title: Part 5. 1917-1919; title: Part 6. 1919-1923; title: Part 7. 1923-1928; title: Part 8. 1928-1932; title: Short biographies of main correspondents; title: Sources of letters; title: Archival collections consulted; title: Further reading.