Concrete fragments”
An interview with Henrietta Rose-Innes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9002500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Graham K Riach (0000-0002-2378-523X, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 111-120 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Commonwealth Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9894 • E-ISSN: 1741-6442 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021989418777021 |
| OpenAlex | W2806528509 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
South Africa has a long and rich tradition of short story writing, stretching from the early oral-style tale (MacKenzie, 1999), through the writing of the “fabulous fifties” (Driver, 2012; R. Gaylard, 2008), to the most recent post-apartheid texts. In this interview, Henrietta Rose-Innes describes her practice as a short story writer, noting how it differs from that of writing novels or poetry. For Rose-Innes, the short story offers a way to capture her view of the world; that is, in sudden, intense moments, rather than in wholly narrative terms. Combining a number of short stories into a collection, Rose-Innes suggests, can offer some perspective on the plurality of contemporary South African life. Over the course of the interview, she discusses her exploration of conventional gender categories, her unconscious use of Gothic tropes, and the possibilities for political writing in contemporary South Africa. Throughout, there is a concern for how her works negotiate questions of space and place, particularly in the context of South African writing
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Literature · Narrative · Negotiation · Perspective (graphical · Poetry · Politics · Rose (mathematics · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · History · Law · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Short Stories in Global Literature · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2019 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |