Bitter Fruit
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2003
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Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-84354-199-8 (ISBN)
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-84354-199-8 (ISBN)
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Short-listed for this year's prestigious Dublin IMPAC prize, this is a dramatic family saga that brings the work of one of South Africa's most exciting novelists to a British readership for the first time.
The last time Silas Ali encountered the Lieutenant, Silas was locked in the back of a police van and the Lieutenant was conducting a vicious assault on Lydia, his wife.When Silas sees him again, by chance, twenty years later, crimes from the past erupt into the present, splintering the Ali's fragile family life.
Bitter Fruitis the story of Silas and Lydia, their parents, friends and colleagues, as their lives take off in unexpected directions and relationships fracture under the weight of history.It is also the story of their son Mickey, a student and sexual adventurer, with an enquiring mind and a strong will.An unforgettably fine novel about a brittle family in a dysfunctional society.
The last time Silas Ali encountered the Lieutenant, Silas was locked in the back of a police van and the Lieutenant was conducting a vicious assault on Lydia, his wife.When Silas sees him again, by chance, twenty years later, crimes from the past erupt into the present, splintering the Ali's fragile family life.
Bitter Fruitis the story of Silas and Lydia, their parents, friends and colleagues, as their lives take off in unexpected directions and relationships fracture under the weight of history.It is also the story of their son Mickey, a student and sexual adventurer, with an enquiring mind and a strong will.An unforgettably fine novel about a brittle family in a dysfunctional society.
Born in 1948 Achmat Dangor grew up in a mixed race township called Newclare.He devoted much of his life to politics, including heading up the Kasigo Trust, which, when created, was the largest black-led foundation in the country. Since laying down his duties as Director of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Dangor is giving his full attention to his writing.His publications include Waiting for Leila (1981), and Kafka's Curse (1997).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.11.2003 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84354-199-8 / 1843541998 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84354-199-8 / 9781843541998 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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