{"product_id":"in-the-heat-of-shadows-south-african-poetry-1996-2013-paperback","title":"In the Heat of Shadows: South African Poetry 1996-2013 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenis Hirson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth African poetry today is charged with restlessness, burstng with diversity. Gone is the intense inward focus required to deal with a situation of systematic oppression, the enclosing effort of concentration on a single predicament. While politics and identity continue to be central themes, the poetry since the late 1990s reveals a richer investigation of ancestors and history, alongside more experimentation with language and translation; and enduring concern with the touchstones of love, loss, memory, and acts of witnessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Heat of Shadows: South African Poetry 1996-2013 presents work by 33 poets and includes some translations from Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Xitsonga. This collection follows on from Denis Hirson's 1997 anthology \u003cem\u003eThe Lava of this Land: South African Poetry 1960-1996\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129138647175,"sku":"9780987028235","price":48.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2218dce729a546a1d9070dfba760dd86.webp?v=1732600584","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/in-the-heat-of-shadows-south-african-poetry-1996-2013-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}