La Guma's powerful, firsthand account depicts the dedicated South African people who risked their lives in the underground movement against apartheid. The main characters, Beukes and Elias, are among others determined to undermine apartheid's...
In his final novel, renowned author Alex La Guma explores the tensions of a South African town fraught with the desire for revenge.
Out in the flat, featureless countryside, a small mining town in South Africa is refused access to water by...
In this previously banned collection of seven short stories, Alex La Guma vividly reveals the plight of the poor and oppressed in apartheid South Africa.
Characterised by his striking style and colourful dialogue, La Guma's stories exp...