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Books : My Traitor's Heart
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My Traitor's Heart by: Rian Malan |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 968.00992 EAN: 9780679732150 ISBN: 0679732152 Label: Vintage Books USA Manufacturer: Vintage Books USA Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: 1991-01 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Studio: Vintage Books USA Sales Rank: 866393 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - BrilliantIt's hard to imagine that someone can write a fairly long, factually dense history of South Africa in such an engaging, page-turning way. Considering that the subject matter is about as heavyweight as it gets, Malan's deft writing style carries you along effortlessly and the going never gets tough - well, not in a literary sense, although the tales he tells certainly pack a visceral punch. It's the kind of book where I found myself reading bits out loud to anyone who would listen - it's jam-packed full of stories, facts and figures that are simply shocking and stunning. And for those of us who stood on the sidelines at tutted at the existence and subsequent demise of the repelent apartheid system, it makes uneasy reading. Certainly,it's a book ... Read More: Rating: - Unfolding a tale of Unimaginable ComplexityA lesser writer would not have been able to keep dishing up such appalling facts without driving his readers away. Malan's genetic legacy, his recognition of the conflicts in his own mind and his clear and genuine love of a country whose peoples (all of them) have such violent and confused histories enable him to offer an astounding perspective on his homeland. His ability to put forth horrific story after horrific story and put them into some sort of context in which he tries to make sense of things is spell binding. This is a difficult read but a rewarding one. Although one's comfortable liberal mind always realised there was more to the South Africa story than a simple good/bad divide it takes an incisive mind to start to lay bare ... Read More: Rating: - Everyone should read this book!As an avid follower of all things South African I have a shelf full of literature by the countrys' best known novelists..some being booker and Nobel peace prize winners.Rian Malan is undoubtedly a genius..His journey through the turbulent and striking era of apartheid is told with breathtaking splendidness. His thought processes are totally unique and he automatically encourages the reader to consider how it must feel to be an Afikaaner in post apartheid South Africa. He has a lesson to teach everyone and I urge anyone,even those with little interest in racism and race oppression to give this book a go...He is quite simply one of the best Afrikaans literarys in the 21 st century. Rating: - My traitor's heartI read on average about 2 books a week, and I can honestly say this is the best book I've ever read!!! I couldnt but it down, Rian is a wonderful writer and seeing that I grew up in South Africa I could related to what he was trying to put across. I will recommend this book to everyone I know, especially my sister who still lives in Africa!!! Riverting reading!!! Rating: - Honest and fairHere is a narrative whose author has not bought into the huge amount of propoganda surrounding all the different groups involved in recent South African history, and is courageous enough to tell the truth about his experiences. A thoroughly good read, leading to much introspective thought. |
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