PENPRICKS, THE DRAWING OF SOUTH AFRICA'S POLITICAL BATTLE IN SOUTH AFRICA

 Soft Cover, A4 size. 200 pages. About 160 cartoons and drawings. In good condition... the top right hand corner of the front cover has a "curled lip". One day a student at Rhodes University was leafing through an old newspaper, when he was struck dumb by a cartoon that, in just a few brush strokes, conveyed more than he could ever hope to write on the subject. Ken Vernon has produced, not only a fascinating and informative look at the world of South Africa's political cartoons, but also S.A. politics and journalism.The reader's reaction to this may vary from a wry smile to an agreeable belly laugh. From outrage to righteous indignation.... read on...