Unfolding in South Africa, at the moment of Nelson Mandela's
release from prison in 1991, this novel explores the life and
vision of a male activist through the pen of a female narrator.
David Dirkse is part of the underground world of activists, spies
and saboteurs in the liberation movement -- a world seldom revealed
to outsiders. With 'time to think' after the unbanning of the
movement, David is researching his roots in history of the
mixed-race 'Coloured' people of South Africa and of their
antecedents among the indigenous people and early colonial
settlers. Provides compelling history that is vividly personal,
through the powerful filter of storytelling. Through voices that
weave together -- responding to, illuminating, and sometimes
contradicting one another -- Wicomb depicts a world where 'truth
upon conflicting truth wriggles into shape'. The dramatic and
violent turns at the close of the novel further testify to the
complexity of truth -- and of telling.
General
Imprint: |
Feminist Press at The City University of New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
First published: |
July 2002 |
Authors: |
Zoe Wicomb
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Dimensions: |
230 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
278 |
Edition: |
New ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-55861-398-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-55861-398-6 |
Barcode: |
9781558613980 |
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