The Seed is Mine
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The Seed is Mine: The Life of Kas Maine, a South African Sharecropper 1894-1985 (ISBN 080909603X), written by Charles van Onselen
, is a profound social history of one man and his struggle in a racially divided South Africa
. Van Onselen paints a stark picture of the relationship between landowner and farmer and its development in an increasingly racist society.
The Seed is Mine was awarded the Alan Paton Award
for non-fiction in 1997.
Charles van Onselen
Professor Charles van Onselen is a researcher and historian, based at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He resides in Johannesburg.He was formerly employed at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he headed the Institute of Advanced Social Research...
, is a profound social history of one man and his struggle in a racially divided South Africa
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...
. Van Onselen paints a stark picture of the relationship between landowner and farmer and its development in an increasingly racist society.
The Seed is Mine was awarded the Alan Paton Award
Alan Paton Award
The Alan Paton Award is a South African literary award that been conferred annually since 1989 for meritorious works of non-fiction. Sponsored by the Johannesburg weekly the Sunday Times, recipients represent the cream of contemporary South African writers who produce works that are judged to...
for non-fiction in 1997.