Playing In The Light by Zoe Wicomb
Set in a beautifully rendered 1990s Cape Town, this story revolves around Marion, a woman of Afrikaner background, who hates travelling but nonetheless runs a travel agency, and her complex relationship with Brenda, the first black woman she has ever employed. It depicts the life of a single, complicated woman in a changing and complicated place.
"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.
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| 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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