The Train from Rhodesia | Essays and Criticism

  • Representative Characteristics

    Rena Korb has a master's degree in English literature and creative writing and has written for a wide variety of educational publishers. In the following essay, she discusses the representative characteristics of Gordimer's writing that are apparent in "The Train from Rhodesia."

  • Symbolism of Location and Geography

    David Kippen is an educator and specialist on British colonial literature and twentieth-century South African fiction. In the following essay, he discusses the symbolism of location and geography in "The Train from Rhodesia" and how it underscores the silence and symmetry of the narrative.

  • Philosophy of Short Story Writing

    In the following essay, originally written as a foreword to her collection, Selected Stories, Gordimer outlines her philosophy of short story writing. "The Train from Rhodesia" is included in the collection.

  • The Short Story- An Underrated Art

    In the following essay, Gullason discusses the categorization of the short story as a second-class citizen of literature, but offers evidence that as a form it is deserving of much more. By way of example, he discusses Gordimer's "The Train from Rhodesia."