Alex La Guma . South African writer who fights apartheid following the example of his father Jimmy La Guma.
Summary
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- 1 Biographical synthesis
- 1 Political and literary career
- 2 Death
- 2 Publications
- 3 Source
Biographical synthesis
He was born in Cape Town , South Africa in 1925 .
Political and literary career
He fought apartheid following the example of his father Jimmy La Guma, one of the great figures in the fight against the racist regime, and became one of those responsible for the Colored People’s Congress. He also collaborated with the progressive newspaper New Age, which, along with his political activity, earned him numerous arrests, imprisonments and house confinements. One of the three novels he wrote, The stone country ( 1965 ), is dedicated to his prison experience.
Death
He passed away in 1985 .
Publications
- The stone country.
- A Walk in the Night.
- The fog at the end of the season.
- Time for the Butcherbird.