Writing Woman Back into History: Magic Realism in André Brink’s Imaginings of Sand
In Imaginings of Sand, André Brink revisits the history of South Africa through the eyes of a lineage of women. As they were not allowed to speak, women tried to find ‘other’ voices to leave a mark in history. In the novel, the body is shown as the place where both history and feminine identity can...
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | In Imaginings of Sand, André Brink revisits the history of South Africa through the eyes of a lineage of women. As they were not allowed to speak, women tried to find ‘other’ voices to leave a mark in history. In the novel, the body is shown as the place where both history and feminine identity can be expressed and transmitted. History is therefore associated with en-gendering – the creation of woman by woman through the transmission of history. |
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