Abstract
This article focuses on the hybrid self-representation and liminal self-positioning of Breyten Breytenbach as presented in his twotravelogues, Return to Paradise (1993) and Dog Heart (1998). Firstly, the form of travel writing is shown to be a suitable genrefor the manifestation of a nomadic or ‘travelling’ subject. Secondly, his liminal self-positioning toward Afrikaner society reflects theproblem of identity in post-apartheid South Africa, as well as the writer’s performance of a future agency for rehabilitating thecollective self within a new South African community. Breytenbach is seen to manifest his cultural identity on the one hand, whileattempting to position this identity within the multicultural society on the other. Key words: autobiography, BreytenBreytenbach, hybridity, identity, self-positioning.
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