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La Guma wrote the novel while under arrest at Roeland Street, writing between 1962 and 1963. It was the only novel by La Guma not to appear in the highly influential
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during the 60s, where housing shortages effected a number of displaced workers. Other critics emphasize the strong imagery and writing that make the novel engaging.
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The novel follows an unemployed protagonist, thematically exploring the opportunity for solidarity amongst the oppressed peoples in the
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The Novels of Alex La Guma: The Representation of a Political Conflict
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A Passion to Liberate: La Guma's South Africa, Images of District Six
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Alex la Guma
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"And a Threefold Cord: La Guma's neglected masterpiece?"
doi
10.4102/lit.v23i3.343
ISSN
0258-2279


"On the Edge of Existence: Alex La Guma's And a Threefold Cord"
ISBN
90-420-1506-3
"And a Threefold Cord: Interweaving Story and Social History"
ISBN
978-0-89410-558-6

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