Addressing an Afro-Asian Public: Alex La Guma’s Report to the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Afro-Asian Writers Association in 1983

This article is a text/context piece that republishes and examines a speech by the South African writer and activist Alex La Guma (1925-1985) in his capacity as the secretary general for the Afro-Asian Writers Association (AAWA). This speech was delivered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to mark the 25th anniversary of the organization. As a primary source, it details the ambitions and politics of the AAWA as well as summarizing La Guma’s own activities and beliefs, providing a panoramic view of the political and cultural world to which he belonged. La Guma was a true internationalist: the document captures his spirit toward the end of his life. This version was published in 1985, the year of his death, in the AAWA journal Lotus: Afro-Asian Writings.

Title	Addressing an Afro-Asian Public: Alex La Guma’s Report to the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Afro-Asian Writers Association in 1983
Creator	La Guma, A.
Creator	Lee, Christopher J.
Publisher	Safundi
Academic Department	History
Division	Social Sciences
Organization	Lafayette College
Date Issued	2018
Date Available	2023-06-16
Type	Article
Language	English
Keyword	decolonization
	Afro-Asianism
	African literature
	Alex La Guma
	Cold War
	apartheid
Bibliographic Citation	Lee, C. J. and A. La Guma (2018) "Addressing an Afro-Asian Public: Alex La Guma’s Report to the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Afro-Asian Writers Association in 1983." Safundi 19 (3): 269-283.
Standard Identifier	DOI 10.1080/17533171.2018.1471190
Standard Identifier	Handle 10385/b2773x35c
Permalink	http://hdl.handle.net/10385/b2773x35c
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