The Wall Of The Plague
$39.54
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2000
Summary
‘Brutally honest… A very good book’ - Time Out
Helping to research her lover’s film on the great plague, Andrea returns to Provence. However, her journey becomes more a trip of personal discovery than one of pure academic research as she begins to enjoy more and more of the idyllic lifestyle.
Travelling with Mandla, a fellow South African and Black activist, helps Andrea put into perspective the more hedonistic elements of her new life. However, through the intensity of his ow…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099285397 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099285398 |
| Author: | André Brink |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2000 |
| Weight: | 305g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 28mm |
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“A courageous self-assessment–interesting and pivotal–done with sincerity and intelligence.” - TLS “Peter Carey–Garcia Marquez–Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Andr
A courageous self-assessment… interesting and pivotal… done with sincerity and intelligence * Times Literary Supplement *
Peter Carey, Garcia Marquez, Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Andre Brink must be considered with that class of writer * The Guardian *
One of South Africa’s most eloquent literary voices – Libby Brooks * Guardian *
One of South Africa’s most distinguished writers and a key figure in the modernisation of the Afrikaans novel * Observer *
About The Author
André Brink
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 literary 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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