Stephen Gray (writer)
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Stephen Gray is a South Africa
n writer and critic who was born in Cape Town in 1941. He studied at the University of Cape Town
, Cambridge University
, England, and the University of Iowa
, USA. Until 1992 he was Professor of English at the Rand Afrikaans University
in Johannesburg.
Gray is a prolific poet and has published eight novels. Recurrent themes include attitudes to homosexuality and the many rewritings of history in South Africa. He has also written for the theatre and edited collections of work by Athol Fugard
and Herman Charles Bosman
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n writer and critic who was born in Cape Town in 1941. He studied at the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
, Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, England, and the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, USA. Until 1992 he was Professor of English at the Rand Afrikaans University
Rand Afrikaans University
The Rand Afrikaans University ' was a prominent South African institution of higher education and research that served the greater Johannesburg area and surrounds in from 1967 to 2004...
in Johannesburg.
Gray is a prolific poet and has published eight novels. Recurrent themes include attitudes to homosexuality and the many rewritings of history in South Africa. He has also written for the theatre and edited collections of work by Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for his political plays opposing the South African system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood...
and Herman Charles Bosman
Herman Charles Bosman
Herman Charles Bosman is the South African writer widely regarded as South Africa's greatest short story writer. He studied the works of Edgar Alan Poe and Mark Twain, and developed a style emphasizing the use of irony...
.
Published works
- [Note: Gray has been published in many countries by various publishers in other editions. consult ISBN in WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...
and other sources for multiple editions.]
Novels and short stories
- Visible People. R. Collings, 1977. ISBN 0-86036-046-6.
- Caltrop's Desire. Africa Book Centre, 1980. ISBN 0-86036-108-X.
- Time of our DarknessTime of our DarknessTime of our Darkness is a novel by South African author Stephen Gray. It tells the story of a homosexual teacher in 1980s Apartheid South Africa and his relationship with his long-term partner and a young black boy....
. Arrow, 1988. ISBN 0-09-965670-1. - Born of Man. Gay Men's Press, 1989. ISBN 0-85449-107-4.
- War Child. Serif, 1994. ISBN 1-897959-01-X.
- My Serial Killer and other Short Stories. Jacana Media, 2005. ISBN 1-77009-030-4
Poetry
- It's About Time. David Philip, 1974. ISBN 0-949968-21-8.
- Hottentot Venus and other Poems. David Philip, 1979.
- Love Poems: Hate Poems. Bellew Publishing, 1982. ISBN 0-86036-196-9.
- Apollo Cafe and Other Poems, 1982-89. David Philip, 1989. ISBN 0-86486-129-X.
- Season of Violence, Justified Press, 1992. ISBN 1-871049-87-3
- Selected Poems 1960-92, David Philip, 1994. ISBN 0-86486-238-5
- Gabriel's Exhibition, Mayibuye Books, 1998. ISBN 1-86808-378-0
As editor
- C.Louis Leipoldt. Stormwrack. David Philip, 1980. ISBN 0-908396-10-45-4.
- Modern South African Poetry. A. D. Donker, 1984. ISBN 0-86852-056-X.
- The Penguin Book of Southern African Stories. Penguin, 1985. ISBN 0-14-007239-X.
- The Penguin Book of Southern African Verse. Penguin, 1988. ISBN 0-14-058510-9.
- South Africa Plays: New South African Drama. Nick Hern, 1994. ISBN 1-85459-148-7.
- Charles Rawden MacleanCharles Rawden MacleanCharles Rawden Maclean, also known as "John Ross" was born on 17 August 1815 in Fraserburgh and died 13 August 1880 at sea on the RMS Larne while on route to Southampton...
alias John Ross. The Natal Papers of "John Ross". U of Natal P, 1996. ISBN 0-86980-851-6.
Other
- Southern African Literature: An Introduction. Barnes & Noble Imports, 1979. ISBN 0-06-492530-7.
- John Ross: The True Story. 1987.
- Human Interest and Other Pieces. Justified Press, 1993. ISBN 0-947451-23-4.
- Accident of Birth: An Autobiography. COSAW Publishing, 1993. ISBN 1-874879-23-0.
- Free-lancers and Literary Biography in South Africa. Editions Rodopi BV, 1999. ISBN 90-420-0656-0.
- Life Sentence: A Biography of Herman Charles Bosman. Human & Rousseau, 2005. ISBN 0-7981-4484-X.
External links
- Stephen Gray Collection at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...