xii, 193 pages : illustrations, map, portrait ; 21 cm
Summary
"South African novelist Sol T Plaatje (1876-1932) was a pioneer in the fight against racism in his country. He labored as a political activist to advance governmental reforms and promote civil rights for oppressed blacks. His "Mhudi," penned in 1919-20 but published in 1930, represents the first full-length novel in English by a black South African writer"--Page 4 of cover.