Abstract
This essay explores and compares the motivations and claims behind two books, People who have stolen from me (2004) by David Cohen and Scribbling the cat: travels with an African soldier (2004) by Alexandra Fuller. The essay examines the genre of creative nonfiction, particularly when set in Africa, raising questions about representation and authorial stance. Both books seek to bring attention to significant events in the history of Southern Africa and both flag up the ability of the authors to achieve this. The books are thus examined in some detail and critically held to account for the claims they make.
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