In Corner B

by Mphahlele, Es'kia; Thuynsma, Peter N.

• ISBN13: 9780143106029
• ISBN10: 0143106023
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-25
• Publisher: Penguin Classics

Summary

The quintessential story collection from "the most important black South African writer of the present age" (George Moore). Originally published in 1967, In Corner Bcontains the core stories of the original editions, together with more recent pieces, and is the first new edition of Mphahlele's work since his death in 2008. Written after his return from exile, these stories inimitably capture life in both rural and urban South Africa during the days of apartheid. A new introduction by Peter Thuynsma, a South African scholar and former Mphahlele student, presents the "dean of African letters" to a new generation of readers.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Bibliography	p. xvii
In Corner B
Acknowledgements	p. xxvii
My Experience as a Writer	p. 1
The Unfinished Story	p. 11
Man Must Live	p. 14
The Suitcase	p. 27
Down the Quiet Street	p. 34
The Master of Doornvlei	p. 42
The Living and the Dead	p. 53
He and the Cat	p. 66
In Corner B	p. 72
A Point of Identity	p. 88
Grieg on a Stolen Piano	p. 103
Mrs Plum	p. 125
Nigerian Talking Points	p. 164
A Ballad of Oyo	p. 172
The Barber of Bariga	p. 183
Women and Their Men	p. 196
Crossing Over	p. 204
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