A magical novel from a world class writer about a remarkable historical figure.
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.
From the stones of his country's rich, tragic, tumultuous history,
Brink has built a novel that should nourish his reputation for
years to come
*Financial Times*
Brink's lyrical but spare writing evokes the harshness of the veld
and the dream world created by the Bushmen. A book that lingers in
the mind long after you have reached the last page
*Daily Mail*
A work of fidelity and imaginative freedom
*Times Literary Supplement*
Brave, rewarding and dignified
*Time Out*
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