Playing In The Light
Playing In The Light
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Playing In The Light by Zoe Wicomb
Set in a beautifully rendered 1990s Cape Town, Zoë Wicomb’s celebrated novel revolves around Marion Campbell, who runs a travel agency but hates traveling, and who, in post-apartheid society, must negotiate the complexities of a knotty relationship with Brenda, her first black employee. As Alison McCulloch noted in the New York Times, “Wicomb deftly explores the ghastly soup of racism in all its unglory—denial, tradition, habit, stupidity, fear—and manages to do so without moralizing or becoming formulaic.” Caught in the narrow world of private interests and self-advancement, Marion eschews national politics until the Truth and Reconciliation Commission throws up information that brings into question not only her family’s past but her identity and her rightful place in contemporary South African society. “Stylistically nuanced and psychologically astute” (Kirkus), Playing in the Light is as powerful in its depiction of Marion’s personal journey as it is in its depiction of South Africa’s bizarre, brutal history.
"Post-apartheid South Africa is indeed a new world. . . With this novel, Wicomb proves a keen guide." —The New York Times
"Delectable. . . . Wicomb’s prose is as delightful and satisfying in its culmination as watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean." —Christian Science Monitor
"[A] thoughtful, poetic novel." —The Times (London)
"Deep and subtle. . . . This tight, dense novel gives complex history a human face." —Kirkus
"Delectable. . . . Wicomb’s prose is as delightful and satisfying in its culmination as watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean." —Christian Science Monitor
"[A] thoughtful, poetic novel." —The Times (London)
"Deep and subtle. . . . This tight, dense novel gives complex history a human face." —Kirkus
Zoë Wicomb is a South African writer living in Glasgow, Scotland, where she is emeritus professor at the University of Strathclyde. She is the author of October, The One That Got Away, and Playing in the Light, all published by The New Press, as well as David’s Story. She was an inaugural winner of the Windham Campbell Prize in fiction.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781595580474 |
| ISBN 10 | 1595580476 |
| Title | Playing In The Light |
| Author | Zoe Wicomb |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The New Press |
| Year published | 2006-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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