Country and City: A study of the autobiographical tropes in Vapi's novel: Litshona Liphume, is a work that was done at the University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It focuses on the work of Ncumisa Vapi, the author of a Xhosa novel: Litshona Liphume (The sun sets and rises again). All the references that have been utilized have been identified. The interview with Ncumisa Vapi has been included in the work and it has been translated from IsiXhosa to English so that it can benefit the international community.

The value of poetic devices in Shasha's books, focuses on the way in which the author's thoughts are interpreted with regard to political and socio-economic issues. Shasha's literal and figurative qualities of his contribution as a nation builder in a country that is characterized by diversity, are evaluated thoroughly. The book dwells on the figurative language utilized by Shasha in arming the nation, preparing it for the future and subsequently, identifying him as a patriot who addresses political, social and economic challenges in South Africa prior liberation. Shasha also uses his imbongi...