Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Acknowledgments XI
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Contexts: Literary, Historical, Intellectual 9
6. 2. "The labyrinth of my history": Dusklands and In the Heart of the Country 35
7. 3. Reading the Signs of History: Waiting for the Barbarians 70
8. 4. Writing in "the cauldron of history": Life and Times of Michael K and Foe 88
9. 5. Conclusion: Age of Iron 118
10. Notes 127
11. Works Cited 135
12. Index 145