Elwyn Jenkins

National Character in South African English Children's Literature

This is the first full-length study of South African English youth literature to cover the entire period of its publication, from the late nineteenth ...

Falling Into Place

The Story of Modern South African Place Names

Over the last 30 years, a fascinating variety of new place names have been given in South Africa....

Symbols of Nationhood

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Children of the Sun

Selected Writers and Themes in South African Children's Literature

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Seedlings

Elwyn Jenkins's three previous books about South African children's literature have established him as an authority in the field. Seedlings is a colle...

Healing South African Wounds / Guérir les blessures de l’Afrique du Sud

On the eve of the democratic elections scheduled in South Africa in 2009, this collection of essays analyses the many ways in which South Africans hav...

Symbols of Nationhood

Presidential Address, 18 November 2003, Auden House, Johannesburg

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