Es'kia (born Ezekiel) Mphahlele has been involved in almost every phase of black, English-language African literature, either as a participant or commentator. His importance lies in the bold and clear formulation of his ideas on African humanism, a...

Es'kia (born Ezekiel) Mphahlele has been involved in almost every phase of black, English-language African literature, either as a participant or commentator. His importance lies in the bold and clear formulation of his ideas on African humanism, a...

It has often been said that South African literature is a literature of exile--written abroad, in gardens and waiting rooms, in immigration lounges and in planes, and not always in countries that welcome asylum seekers. This claim is borne out with the...

Ezekiel Mphahlele (born 1919) is an acknowledged scholar on African literature. His works have been regarded as the most balanced of African literature. "A writer who has been regarded as the most balanced literary critic of African literature,"...