<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this paper is to study some of Lauren Beukes’ feminine characters and to draw a parallel between them and some famous South African personalities presented in her non-fiction work Maverick: Extraordinary Women from South Africa’s Past. To this end, I will analyse three of her novels, Moxyland (2008), Zoo City (2010) and The Shining Girls (2012), in order to draw attention to the part played by South African women in Apartheid and post-Apartheid society.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to study some of Lauren Beukes’ feminine characters and to draw a parallel between them and some famous South African personalities presented in her non-fiction work Maverick: Extraordinary Women from South Africa’s Past. To this end, I will analyse three of her novels, Moxyland (2008), Zoo City (2010) and The Shining Girls (2012), in order to draw attention to the part played by South African women in Apartheid and post-Apartheid society.

Portraits of South African Women in Lauren Beukes’ Writings

“Tibiscus” University, Timișoara 6, Lascăr Catargiu, Timișoara,

Gender Studies

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The aim of this paper is to study some of Lauren Beukes’ feminine characters and to draw a parallel between them and some famous South African personalities...

Portraits of South African Women in Lauren Beukes’ Writings

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 214 - 228

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/genst-2017-0014

Keywords
Apartheid legacy, discrimination, South African women, survivors, victims

© by Luiza Caraivan

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Portraits of South African Women in Lauren Beukes’ Writings

Published Online: Mar 14, 2017

Page range: 214 - 228

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/genst-2017-0014

KeywordsApartheid legacy, discrimination, South African women, survivors, victims

© by Luiza Caraivan

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Apartheid legacy, discrimination, South African women, survivors, victims