Tag: Mine Boy by Peter Abrahams

CONFLICT IN MINE BOY Peter Abrahams’ “Mine Boy” is a bold fusion of marxism, racial and colour segregation set against the backdrop of the Apartheid South Africa. “Mine Boy” is endowned with a variety of conflicts which shape the plot, theme...

INTRODUCTION Peter Abrahams’ “Mine Boy” which is considered the first South African Modern Novel was first published in 1946. The novel was set in South Africa during the 1930s, and it tells us the story of Xuma, a young black  man...