Perspectives

This part of the study guide will help you look at “Dead Man’s Shoes” by David Evans from different perspectives. We will focus on the literary period and similar works, aspects which can broaden your understanding of the text.

Literary period

“Dead Man’s Shoes” by David Evans is a postmodernist short story. Published in 1998, the story deals with post-colonial and post-industrial issues related to racial discrimination in South Africa.

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Works with the same theme

There are quite a few short stories that you can read that cover the theme of racial discrimination in South Africa. We recommend “The Guilt” by Rayda Jacobs (Contexts, p. 124) which also follows the point of view of white South Africans. The story follows a widow who hires a black man...

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