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Escape From Pretoria (Paperback, Film Tie-in Edition): Tim Jenkin

Escape From Pretoria (Paperback, Film Tie-in Edition)

Tim Jenkin

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In this jaw-dropping classic of prison escape literature (originally poublished in 1987 and now a major movie starring Daniel Radcliffe), Tim Jenkin tells of how he, Stephen Lee and Alexander Moumbaris, using a series of hand-made wooden keys, got through nine locked doors inside Pretoria Central, taking them to Mozambique and finally to London.

This fast-paced thriller begins with Jenkin’s Cape Town childhood and the growth of his political awareness, his university days and his friendship with Stephen Lee. Both men left South Africa after university for London to join the African National Congress. Jenkin and Lee, after training in London, became expert pamphlet bombers in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and it was after several successful years of raising awareness about apartheid and the ANC that they were caught and eventually sentenced to 12 years in jail. It is after Lee’s father visits his son in prison, bringing him a copy of another escape classic, Papillon, that Jenkin begins to seriously form an escape plan. Months and months of planning, testing, failing, testing again and lucky breaks meant that, finally, the escape was on.

The recently late Denis Goldberg was a friend and supporter of the men, and kept a warder busy as they began their escape. Apart from locking the doors behind them, they never looked back…

General

Imprint: Jacana Media
Country of origin: South Africa
Release date: July 2020
Authors: Tim Jenkin
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 336
Edition: Film Tie-in Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-4314-2986-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Fiction > True stories > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Prisons
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Offenders > General
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
LSN: 1-4314-2986-4
Barcode: 9781431429868

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