WRITING BLACK

298 pp., paperback, Reprint, Cape Town, (1981) 2013

A reprint of Richard Rive's literary autobiography.

"...one of the first South African writers to examine what it means to be of mixed race in a rigid dualistic society." The New York Times Book Review

Writer, scholar, literary critic and college teacher Richard Rive (1939-1989) was born and raised in District Six. His other writings include the novels "Buckingham Palace, District Six", "Emergency" and "Emergency Continued" and "Advance, Retreat", a selection of his short stories.