Stephen Gray (writer)

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Stephen Gray is a South African writer and critic born in Cape Town in 1941. He studied at the University of Cape Town, Cambridge University, England, and the University of Iowa, USA. Until 1992 he was Professor of English at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg.

Gray is a prolific poet and has published eight novels. Recurrent themes include attitudes to homosexuality and the many rewritings of history in South Africa. He has also written for the theatre and edited collections of work by Athol Fugard and Herman Charles Bosman.

Contents 1 Published works 1.1 Novels and short stories 1.2 Plays 1.3 Poetry 1.4 As editor 1.5 Other 2 References

[edit] Published works

Gray has been published in many countries so many of these works are available from other publishers under different ISBNs.

[edit] Novels and short stories

• Visible People, R Collings, 1977. ISBN 0-86036-046-6
• Caltrop's Desire, Africa Book Centre, 1980. ISBN 0-86036-108-X
• Time of our Darkness, Arrow, 1988. ISBN 0-09-965670-1
• Born of Man, Gay Men's Press, 1989. ISBN 0-85449-107-4
• War Child, Serif, 1994. ISBN 1-897959-01-X
• My Serial Killer and other Short Stories, Jacana Media, 2005. ISBN 1-77009-030-4

[edit] Plays

• Schreiner: A One-Woman Play, David Philip, 1983. ISBN 0-908396-97-X

[edit] Poetry

• It's About Time, David Philip, 1974. ISBN 0-949968-21-8
• Hottentot Venus and other Poems, David Philip, 1979
• Love Poems: Hate Poems, Bellew Publishing, 1982. ISBN 0-86036-196-9
• Apollo Cafe and Other Poems, 1982-89, David Philip, 1989. ISBN 0-86486-129-X
• Season of Violence, Justified Press, 1992. ISBN 1-871049-87-3
• Selected Poems 1960-92, David Philip, 1994. ISBN 0-86486-238-5
• Gabriel's Exhibition, Mayibuye Books, 1998. ISBN 1-86808-378-0

[edit] As editor

• C.Louis Leipoldt. Stormwrack, David Philip, 1980. ISBN 0-908396-10-4
• Modern South African Stories, Ad. Donker, 1981. ISBN 0-949937-75-4
• Modern South African Poetry, Ad. Donker, 1984. ISBN 0-86852-056-X
• The Penguin Book of Southern African Stories, Penguin, 1985. ISBN 0-14-007239-X
• The Penguin Book of Southern African Verse, Penguin, 1988. ISBN 0-14-058510-9
• South Africa Plays: New South African Drama, Nick Hern, 1994. ISBN 1-85459-148-7
• Charles Rawden Maclean alias John Ross. The Natal Papers of "John Ross", University of Natal Press, 1996. ISBN 0-86980-851-6

[edit] Other

• Southern African Literature: An Introduction, Barnes & Noble Imports, 1979. ISBN 0-06-492530-7
• John Ross: The True Story 1987
• Human Interest and Other Pieces, Justified Press, 1993. ISBN 0-947451-23-4
• Accident of Birth: An Autobiography, COSAW Publishing, 1993. ISBN 1-874879-23-0
• Free-lancers and Literary Biography in South Africa, Editions Rodopi BV, 1999. ISBN 90-420-0656-0
• Life Sentence: A Biography of Herman Charles Bosman, Human & Rousseau, 2005. ISBN 0-7981-4484-X

[edit] References

• Contemporary Africa Database Profile of Gray
• Sites of Luís R Mitras Potted bios with photos, publication lists and additional resources for many South African and Mozambiquan writers
• Gray, Stephen (Ed.) Modern South African Poetry, Ad. Donker, 1984. ISBN 0-86852-056-X