Conversations of Motherhood

Ksenia Robbe was trained at the Universities of St Petersburg and Giessen, Russia. She is an assistant professor at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society where her research focuses on the manifestations of contemporary South African culture as well as transnational connections and comparisons of literature and art in different post-imperial contexts.

'[An] exciting achievement and an important contribution to the study of the literatures and cultures of South Africa as well as to the field of interdisciplinary postcolonial studies. Through the rhythm of Robbe's discursive text a beautiful balance is found: theoretical complexity is combined with the lucidity of close reading and arguments. Her choice of combinations is astute and enlightening. Motherhood has never been read and analysed in this way before.' - Professor Ena Jansen, University of Amsterdam. '[A] great pleasure to read. This book adopts a stimulating and productive way of addressing the existing literature and will be welcomed by those who wish to read a fresh and informative study of South African women's writing set within the fields of gender and African studies.' - Professor Eva Hunter, University of the Western Cape.