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Author: Andre Brink Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1402217285 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 510
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Just before the shocking violence that brings South African apartheid to an end, Martin decides to return to the family farm for a weekend. A highly successful businessman and Afrikaans Nationalist, he hopes to sell the property to the government in a deal both highly profitable and corrupt. The moment he steps onto the farm, his plans are derailed. The repercussions of a society's endemic violence catch up to him, and shake the relationships that frame his life.
Author: Andre Brink Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1402217285 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 510
Book Description
Just before the shocking violence that brings South African apartheid to an end, Martin decides to return to the family farm for a weekend. A highly successful businessman and Afrikaans Nationalist, he hopes to sell the property to the government in a deal both highly profitable and corrupt. The moment he steps onto the farm, his plans are derailed. The repercussions of a society's endemic violence catch up to him, and shake the relationships that frame his life.
Author: Andre Brink Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1402236026 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 509
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Martin Mynhardt seems invincible. Violence surrounds him, yet he remains unscathed: a woman asks him the time, then leaps in front of a train; after a mine riot, he watches hoses sweep scattered body parts off the floor. Just before the shocking violence that brings South African apartheid to an end, Martin decides to return to the family farm for a weekend. A highly successful businessman and Afrikaans Nationalist, he hopes to sell the property to the government in a deal both highly profitable and corrupt. The moment he steps onto the farm, his plans are derailed. The repercussions of a society's endemic violence catch up to him, and shake the relationships that frame his life. His closest friend, a brilliant, idealistic lawyer, is sentenced to prison for his anti-apartheid "terrorist" activities — in part because Martin refused to help him. His son, recently returned from the Angolan war, is in silent revolt against the values of his father and his nation. His mistress, Bea, an intelligent, strong-willed woman who offers Martin the hope of redemption through her own capacity for empathy, is also caught up in the gathering political storm. This is Andre Brink's story of a society on the edge of collapse, spurred to profound self realization.
Author: André Philippus Brink Publisher: W H Allen ISBN: 9780491020053 Category : Afrikaners Languages : en Pages : 446
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Martin Mynhardt seems invincible. Violence surrounds him, yet he remains unscathed: a woman asks him the time, then leaps in front of a train; after a mine riot, he watches hoses sweep scattered body parts off the floor. Just before the shocking violence that brings South African apartheid to an end, Martin decides to return to the family farm for a weekend. A highly successful businessman and Afrikaans Nationalist, he hopes to sell the property to the government in a deal both highly profitable and corrupt. The moment he steps onto the farm, his plans are derailed. The repercussions of a society's endemic violence catch up to him, and shake the relationships that frame his life. His closest friend, a brilliant, idealistic lawyer, is sentenced to prison for his anti-apartheid "terrorist" activities in part because Martin refused to help him. His son, recently returned from the Angolan war, is in silent revolt against the values of his father and his nation. His mistress, Bea, an intelligent, strong-willed woman who offers Martin the hope of redemption through her own capacity for empathy, is also caught up in the gathering political storm. This is Andre Brink's story of a society on the edge of collapse, spurred to profound self realization.
Author: André Brink Publisher: Fontana Press ISBN: 9780006540137 Category : Afrikaners Languages : en Pages : 452
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Martin Mynhardt, c'est l'homme "qui a tout" : brillante situation, jolie femme, séduisante maîtresse, deux beaux enfants, sécurité ... C'est l'Afrikaner type, l'homme blanc sûr de lui et des siens, totalement aveugle à la réalité qui l'entoure. Et pourtant, il suffira de trois jours à peine pour que l'univers de Martin bascule et s'effondre. Ceux que Martin aimait le plus, confondant tranquillement amour et possession, amour et domination, s'éloignent de lui dans les terribles remous de la réalité politique sud-africaine ... André Brink a situé Rumeurs de pluie à la veille des émeutes de Soweto.
Author: L. L. Barkat Publisher: T. S. Poetry Press ISBN: 0984553169 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 84
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An Annie Dillard-style writing book that follows the writer's life as much as her philosophy about creativity and writing. Aspiring and accomplished writers will find a place to breathe, in both the memoir-stories and tips that seamlessly address major aspects of creative life-from inspiration to individual voice; from helpful habits, networking and publishing, to reasons we create and write. Says the first chapter, "There are so many things standing in my way this morning, I can hardly begin. Yet I've heard there are rumors of water. Maybe that is enough." And apparently it is. --- named a Best Book of 2011, Englewood Review of Books and Hearts & Minds Books
Author: Carrie Regan Publisher: Xlibris ISBN: 9781436389914 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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RUMORS OF SAVAGES By Carrie Regan Six months ago, world-renowned anthropologist Lawrence Julian Thompson set off on an expedition into a remote African jungle with one goal: to locate the legendary "lost tribe" of the Bambada and bring back proof that they exist. He wasn ́t the first--countless Western explorers have attempted to track these mythical people over the centuries, and with good reason. According to legends, the Bambada guard a vast fortune and possess the improbably power to read minds and see the future. Yet they're also rumored to be fierce, bloodthirsty, and hell bent on staying hidden from the world. The evidence speaks for itself: for centuries, nearly every adventurer who ́s chased the Bambada and their treasure has come to a grisly end in the process. When Thompson fails to return from his expedition, it appears that the same fate has befallen the esteemed anthropologist. Meanwhile, in the urban jungle of Manhattan, network executive Bill Warner faces a thorny challenge of his own: to resurrect his ailing television network, the Adventure Channel. It seems there are only so many programs viewers will watch about another Everest summit or expedition down the Amazon before interest starts to wane. Ratings are sagging, and Adventure's owner is threatening to transform the channel into a home shopping haven. Warner has one last hope. It's Max Carrington, a rugged old explorer and host of the Adventure Channel's flagship show, Adventure!. If anyone can brave the malaria-ridden jungles of Africa, rescue the missing anthropologist, and bring back a blockbuster that will save the network, it's Max. Yet with a bad back, demanding young second wife, and critics who think he's out of touch with today's younger audience, the fading star may end up sinking Adventure's ship instead. Accompanying Max on the adventure is his colorful crew: AJ, the womanizing cameraman; Liz, the overqualified, under-appreciated associate producer who ́s also AJ's spurned ex-lover; Buddy, the chubby soundman and AJ's sidekick; and Troy, the incompetent producer, recently-minted film school graduate, and, coincidentally, nephew of Adventure's CEO. As the crew battles the disease-infested jungle in search of the missing anthropologist, Adventure's executive producer seizes the opportunity to spin their daily videophone dispatches into the media sensation of the moment. Instantly, ratings for the Adventure Channel skyrocket. But when members of Max Carrington's team start disappearing, and an ambitious young researcher uncovers evidence that the lives of the entire crew are at risk, the focus of the story shifts, and the media machine turns on itself...
Author: Rebecca Colby Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 125004992X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 34
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When a rainstorm threatens the annual Halloween parade and the other witches start complaining, little witch Delia takes action and uses her best magic to change the rain, first to cats and dogs and then to bats and frogs, with riotous results.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9781681341217 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 224
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An inside look at the early years of Prince, presented through both iconic and never-before-seen images taken by the photographer who was at his side through it all.
Author: Andre Brink
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