{"product_id":"umoya-wembongi-9781847014467","title":"Umoya wembongi","description":"\u003cb\u003eAll 65 of John Solilo's poems from \u003ci\u003eIzala\u003c\/i\u003e, now out of print, with an additional 28 first published in newspapers, in \u003ci\u003eisiXhosa\u003c\/i\u003e and English translation, with a comprehensive introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Solilo (1864-1940) was a prolific contributor to Xhosa-language newspapers. He submitted letters and articles on a variety of issues, local news reports from Cradock and Uitenhage, and a considerable body of poetry. His major literary contribution was his collection of poems entitled \u003ci\u003eIzala \u003c\/i\u003e(A Rubbish Dump), published in 1925, the earliest volume of poetry by a single author in the history of Xhosa literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolilo's literary reputation today, however, is at variance with his prominence as a major author in the first four decades of the twentieth century: he is hardly mentioned, if at all, by literary historians, \u003ci\u003eIzala\u003c\/i\u003e has long been out of print, and copies can no longer be located. In restoring to the public domain the 65 poems that made up \u003ci\u003eIzala\u003c\/i\u003e and adding an additional 28 that were published in newspapers both before and after the appearance of \u003ci\u003eIzala\u003c\/i\u003e, the editors hope to revive John Solilo's reputation as a poet, and to establish his status as a pre-eminent Xhosa author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his poetry, Solilo urged passivity and opposed political revolt, but he could also be scathing in his denunciation of black indignities suffered under white control, inspired as he was by \u003ci\u003eumoya wembongi\u003c\/i\u003e, the spirit of the \u003ci\u003eimbongi\u003c\/i\u003e, the praise poet whose stirring declamations roused his audiences to action or contemplation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal Press: Southern African Development Community","brand":"Jeff Opland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280612962555,"sku":"9781847014467","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781847014467.jpg?v=1772487651","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/umoya-wembongi-9781847014467","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}