South Of The Zambesi: Poems From South Africa
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the sun-scorched veld to the thundering waters of the Zambesi, Guy Butler's South of the Zambesi: Poems from South Africa presents a powerful and lyrical portrait of a continent caught between its ancient rhythms and the turbulent forces of the modern world. Butler, one of South Africa's most distinguished English-language poets, chronicles the landscapes, peoples, and contradictions of southern Africa with an unflinching honesty and a deeply personal voice, drawing the reader into a world of vast skies, colonial tension, and profound human longing. Enriched by an introduction from the celebrated writer William Plomer and vivid illustrations by John Lawrence, this collection stands as a landmark of South African literary culture, positioning Butler alongside the great voices who dared to articulate the complex soul of the continent. His verse moves between the elegiac and the assertive, wielding imagery with the precision of a geographer and the passion of a humanist — leaving the reader to wonder whether poetry, more than politics, may be the truest map of a nation's identity.
Author: Guy Butler
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Abelard-Schuman
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the sun-scorched veld to the thundering waters of the Zambesi, Guy Butler's South of the Zambesi: Poems from South Africa presents a powerful and lyrical portrait of a continent caught between its ancient rhythms and the turbulent forces of the modern world. Butler, one of South Africa's most distinguished English-language poets, chronicles the landscapes, peoples, and contradictions of southern Africa with an unflinching honesty and a deeply personal voice, drawing the reader into a world of vast skies, colonial tension, and profound human longing. Enriched by an introduction from the celebrated writer William Plomer and vivid illustrations by John Lawrence, this collection stands as a landmark of South African literary culture, positioning Butler alongside the great voices who dared to articulate the complex soul of the continent. His verse moves between the elegiac and the assertive, wielding imagery with the precision of a geographer and the passion of a humanist — leaving the reader to wonder whether poetry, more than politics, may be the truest map of a nation's identity.