Dream Life and Real Life - A Little African Story

Dream Life and Real Life - A Little African Story Synopsis

Originally published in 1893, "e;Dream Life and Real Life - a Little African Story"e; is a short story that illuminates issues of ethnicity and gender through a tragic tale of a little girl that becomes enslaved by a family. Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) was a South African anti-war campaigner, intellectual, and author most famous for her highly-acclaimed novel "e;The Story of an African Farm"e; (1883), which deals with such issues as existential independence, agnosticism, individualism, and the empowerment of women. Other notable works by this author include: "e;Closer Union: a Letter on South African Union and the Principles of Government"e; (1909), and "e;Woman and Labour"e; (1911). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic short story now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.