Electric Fences and Other StoriesGugu Hlongwane. Gugu Hlongwane was born and raised in South Africa. She went to university in South Africa, the US, and Canada (Guelph and York), where she did her PhD, and she now teaches at Saint Mary’s University Offer Count: 2. · Electric Fences by Gugu Hlongwane. Gugu Hlongwane is currently living and teaching in Halifax Nova Scotia, but was born and raised in South Africa. Her collection of eight stories are mainly set in South Africa and the perfect chance for me to take a ‘trip’. The stories in Electric Fences “depict the lives of South African black women” during and post apartheid. Despite poverty, discrimination, . «Back to Electric Fences and Other Stories. Find a Digital Library with Electric Fences and Other Stories near you. Search by city, ZIP code, or library name Search Learn more about precise location detection. Showing: Public Libraries K Schools Library .
"Electric Fences is a collection of short stories set in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. The stories highlight past and present divisions and atrocities; the dangers and superficialities of the apartheid system; as well as the effects of apartheid on characters who vacillate between conformity and resistance. The tensions in both past and present dispensations are not only between. «Back to Electric Fences and Other Stories. Find a Digital Library with Electric Fences and Other Stories near you. Search by city, ZIP code, or library name Search Learn more about precise location detection. Showing: Public Libraries K Schools Library Name Distance. Show All. Using OverDrive. Meet Libby. Gugu Hlongwane is an Associate Professor of English at Saint Mary's University, Halifax. Her collection, Electric Fences and Other Stories, was published by Mawenzi House in She is currently working on a novel. Her articles, in the field of postcolonial theory and literatures.
Gugu Hlongwane is the author of Electric Fences and Other Stories ( avg rating, 13 ratings, 2 reviews) and Electric Fences ( avg rating, 0 ratings. "The female characters are so strong, witty and very determined. What one takes away from these stories is a sense these women are committed to valuing themselves and making sure the students and children in their care also feel extremely valued."--Donna Bailey Nurse"The title story, 'Electric Fences,' presents a fully realized world view by this talented writer."--Sarah Murdoch, The Toronto. Electric Fences by Gugu Hlongwane. Gugu Hlongwane is currently living and teaching in Halifax Nova Scotia, but was born and raised in South Africa. Her collection of eight stories are mainly set in South Africa and the perfect chance for me to take a ‘trip’. The stories in Electric Fences “depict the lives of South African black women” during and post apartheid. Despite poverty, discrimination, threat of violence and abuse, these women are “still able to find dignity as mothers.
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