Looking On Darkness by Brink Andre
Banned for many years in the author's native South Africa, Looking on Darkness tells the story of actor Joseph Malan as he awaits execution for the murder of his white lover.
A novel of stature that explores our cancerous condition more persistently than any other novel has done before, and without the benefit of an anesthetic -- Alan Paton
Peter Carey, García Márquez, Alexander Solzhenitsyn: André Brink must be considered with that class of writer * The Guardian *
Strikingly effective * The Times *
A brutal, harrowing, desperately sincere piece of writing * Sunday Times *
Peter Carey, García Márquez, Alexander Solzhenitsyn: André Brink must be considered with that class of writer * The Guardian *
Strikingly effective * The Times *
A brutal, harrowing, desperately sincere piece of writing * Sunday Times *
Andre Brink (1935 - 2015) was one of South Africa's most prominent writers and is the author of several novels, including A Dry White Season, Imaginings of Sand, The Rights of Desire, The Other Side of Silence and Philida. He has won South Africa's most important literay prize, the CNA Award, three times and has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His last novel, Philida, was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2012.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749399870 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749399872 |
| Title | Looking On Darkness |
| Author | Brink Andre |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1993-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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