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8vo; original orange boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 220; photographic portraits. School reference library handstamp to pastedowns and title page; trace of spotting to edges. Very good condition. "The Companion is the latest and most complete reference work on South African literature and covers a period of almost two hundred years, from 1795 to 1986. The Companion includes articles on over 450 authors, journals, important works and composite articles on the following: African-language Literature; Africana; Afrikaans Literature; Anthologies; Awards and Prizes; Banned Books; Biography; Black Consciousness; Black Theatre; Boer War Writing; British Settlers of 1820; Censorship; Criticism; Dictionaries; Education; Expatriate Literature; Exploration; History; Humour and Satire; Libraries and Museums; New Black Poetry; Periodicals; Popular Literature; Press and Publishing; Prose Commentary; Short Stories; Translations and Zimbabwean Literature. The Companion will be an invaluable reference for academics, scholars, librarians and the serious reader of South African Literature.".…