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Published by Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552443ISBN 13: 9781846552441
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Andre Brink grew up in the deep interior of South Africa, as his magistrate father moved from one dusty dorp to the next. With searing honesty he describes his conflicting experiences of growing up in a world where innocence was always surrounded by violence. From an early age he found in storytelling the means of reconciling the stark contrasts - between religion and play-acting, between the breathless discovery of a girl called Maureen and the merciless beating of a black boy, between a meeting with a dwarf who lived in a hole in the ground and an encounter with a magician who threatened to teach him what he hadn't bargained for. While living in Paris in the sixties his discovery of a wider artistic life, allied to the exhilaration of the student uprising of 1968, confirmed in him the desire to become a writer.At the same time the tragedy of Sharpeville crystallised his growing political awareness and sparked the decision to return home and oppose the apartheid establishment with all his strength. This resulted in years of harassment by the South African secret police, in censorship, and in fractured relationships with many people close to him.Equally it led to extraordinary friendships sealed by meetings with leaders of the ANC in exile in both Africa and Europe. Andre Brink tells the story of a life lived in tumultuous times. His long love affair with music, art, the theatre, literature and sport illuminate this memoir as do relationships with remarkable women, among them the poet Ingrid Jonker, who have shared and shaped his life, and encounters with people like Ariel Dorfman, Anna Netrebko, Nadine Gordimer, Gunter Grass, Beyers Naude, Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. Above all, "A Fork in the Road" is a love song to the country where he was born, and where, despite its recent troubles and tragedies, he still lives. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Vintage, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099527030ISBN 13: 9780099527039
Seller: Greener Books, London, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
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Published by London : Harvill Secker, 2009
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 438 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject; Brink, André Philippus - Biography. 1 Kg.
Published by Harvill Secker, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552443ISBN 13: 9781846552441
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. jacket is shelf rubbed. minor knocking on boards. some damp stains on both book and jacket. light marks. sound binding. a presentable copy. fairly good condition.[SN]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Harvill Secker, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552443ISBN 13: 9781846552441
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. jacket is shelf rubbed. some markings. mildly foxed. all pages are clear, intact and presentable. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by London : Harvill Secker, 2009
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 438 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject; Brink, André Philippus - Biography. 1 Kg.
Published by Harvill Secker, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552443ISBN 13: 9781846552441
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit shelf rubbed.Internally clean and tightly bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by HARVILL PRESS, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552451ISBN 13: 9781846552458
Seller: Louis Tinner Bookshop, Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands
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Condition: , 352pp, , goed exemplaar. 2009, 352pp, paperback, goed exemplaar.
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Published by Harvill Secker, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552451ISBN 13: 9781846552458
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F. First Edition. F/F. 8vo. original green boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. [x (last blank)], 438, with illustrations. A fine copy.
Published by -Harvill Secker -, 2009
Seller: Paul Brown, Ramsgate, United Kingdom
First edition first impression 2009. 438 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Very good in dustjacket with Oxfam sticker to rear.
Published by Harvill Secker, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552443ISBN 13: 9781846552441
Seller: CHAPTER TWO, Pinetown, KZN, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First. Foxing and offset to the endpapers. Paperblock edges are tanned.438pp with a few photographs. (RHdn-AY-NWY-WaBy).
Published by Harvill Secker, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552443ISBN 13: 9781846552441
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Soiling to rear panel. ; 9.37 X 6.14 X 1.81 inches; 448 pages.
Published by Harvill Secker, London, 2009
Seller: Snookerybooks, Philippolis, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small light stain to top outer corner of DJ front.
Published by Harvill Secker, 2009
ISBN 10: 1846552443ISBN 13: 9781846552441
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)the jacket is a little shelf rubbed and a little marked. it is untorn and looks great in cellophane. the book is signed and dated by Brink on the title page. there are no other inscriptions and the binding is excellent.(if18). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.