The native commissioner by Shaun Johnson

The native commissioner by Shaun Johnson

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Summary

As a Native Commissioner through the 1940's to 1960's, George Jameson was responsible for the welfare of the natives' in his appointed region. This work presents a portrayal of a kind and conscientious man who felt himself cast adrift under the weight of South African apartheid.

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The native commissioner by Shaun Johnson

As a Native Commissioner through the 1940's to 1960's, George Jameson was responsible for the welfare of the natives' in his appointed region. This work presents a portrayal of a kind and conscientious man who felt himself cast adrift under the weight of South African apartheid.
Shaun Johnson worked as a journalist for many years, launching South Africa's Sunday Independent and becoming MD of Independent Newspapers in South Africa, before accepting the role of CEO for the Mandela Rhodes Foundation. The Native Commissioner is his first novel. He lives in Cape Town.
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ISBN 13 9780143025016
ISBN 10 0143025015
Title The native commissioner
Author Shaun Johnson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Book
Publisher Penguin Random House South Africa
Year published 2006-02-06
Number of pages 252
Prizes Winner of South African Booksellers' Choice Award 2007, Short-listed for Sunday Times Fiction Prize 2007
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.