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The blues : an Afro-American matrix for black South African writing

1989; African Journals OnLine; Volume: 16; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

2071-7474

J U Jacobs,

South African History and Culture

In his essay My Experience as a Writer Es'kia Mphahlele recalls how Langston Hughes sent him a copy of his first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, thereby also initiating a long friendship. Mphahlele's first discovery of the Afro-American writersHughes himself, James Baldwin and Richard Wrightcaused a shock of recognition: Wright's volume of short stories, Uncle Toms Children, contained the kind of violence and brutal truths about white racism that struck a common chord