MY TRAITOR'S HEART (PAPERBACK) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days This title comes with a new introduction by the author. In 70s South Africa, Rian Malan - descendant of the architects of apartheid, middle-class white boy, friend to blacks - went to work as a crime reporter for a local Johannesburg rag. There he encountered first-hand the horrors wrought by apartheid: the poverty, injustice and violence. After an eight-year exile, he returned to write this book. With gripping stories and in mesmerising prose, this is Malan's attempt to understand his country, its racial hatred, and his own tortured conscience. Features Summary In 70s South Africa, the author - descendant of the architects of apartheid, middle-class white boy - went to work as a crime reporter for a local Johannesburg rag... Author Rian Malan Publisher Vintage Classics Release date 20150429 Pages 519 ISBN 0-09-958346-1 ISBN 13 978-0-09-958346-2