Abstract:This article investigates the relationship between biographical subject and author. By using the example of John Dube, it traces the changing fortunes of the 'the life' at the hands of various writers, during his life but more particularly after his death. It culminates with a discussion of the recently-published first full-length biography of Dube.
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