THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM (ML#132.1, First Modern Library Edition 1927)

SCHREINER, OLIVE (1855-1920), Written By, South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual. She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm, which has been highly acclaimed; Introduction by Francis Brett Young, English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier.

Published by New York: The Modern Library. First Modern Library Edition, 1927.

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SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20+ YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. RARE SURVIVING COPY. BOOK: Blue Leatherette; Spine 4; Gold Leaping torchbearer on front and on spine title and author name; Bernhard Endpapers; 124 Titles Listed at Back; wear on all edges. NO DJ. STORY: written during the era of First-wave feminism and is recognized for its revolutionary feminist politics. Some scholars have criticized the novel as overtly racist and exclusionist. The themes of love, marriage, motherhood, empire, and racialization feature in the novel through the main female character Lyndall's engagements with these issues. Some scholars have argued in favor of the transnational and transracial value of Lyndall's views and their applicability beyond the context of historical South Africa. She describes the differences in how men and women experience love:[Wiki]. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM (ML#132.1, First Modern Library Edition 1927)
• Publisher: New York: The Modern Library. First Modern Library Edition, 1927.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Library Edition