Abstract
Rita Barnard's new book goes far beyond her initial sketch of it an ef fort to articulate impact of apartheid on literary and cultural produc (3). It is a comprehensive survey of South African literature of apartheid years and immediately after, and it provides us with a formula tion of pohtics of place (per her subtitle) that not only illuminates South African situation but also contributes enormously to conversations about the reassertion of spatial in critical social theory (5). Barnard, originally from South Africa and now a professor of Eng lish at University of Pennsylvania, opens with an introduction that provides traditional chapter overview but then disarms us with her candor about her own position as an expatriate academic. Having initiated a discussion about the situatedness of textual production and consump (3), Barnard situates herself and, in doing so, neatly squashes any objections to her authority and makes manifest personal nature of this academic endeavor:
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