Publication

1988 - Abacus, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

68,250 words, Guess

Page Count

273 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100349100926
  • ISBN-100385263295
  • ISBN-139780349100920
  • ISBN-139780385263290
  • Goodreads427244', '3419598
and 4 more
  • LibraryThing168404
  • Library of Congress Control Number89030816
  • Better World Books9780385263290
  • Open LibraryOL19781350M

Classifications

  • DDC823
  • DDCB
  • LCCPR9369.3.H65 Z476 1989
and 1 more
  • LCCPR9369.3.H65Z476

Description

In the run up to the 1987 election Christopher Hope returned to his native South Africa after a twelve-year absence. The nature of that year's whites-only election and the bitter defeat of the liberals led him to write this satirical, evocative portrait of what it looked and felt like growing up in a country gripped by an absurd, racist insanity. Full of exquisite and despairing descriptions, Hope weaves together journalistic commentary and his own personal story as he encounters the bloody battles that have divided his homeland. This is a mordantly witty account of escape, displacement and disillusionment, and a modern classic of journalistic memoir.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • White boy runningAbacus1988

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