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An Act of Terror
An Act of Terror
paperback
Published:
16 August, 1993
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Description
`A massive apartheid thriller centred on a plot to blow up none other than the State President outside the gates of Cape Town Castle. . . Brink at his robust and imaginative best' - Adam Low, Daily Telegraph.
A profound novel set in South Africa that combines compelling action with an intellectual confrontation of the author's poitically volatile home country. A brave masterpiece from Booker Prize shortlisted, award-winning author André Brink.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780749399313 |
| ISBN10 | 0749399317 |
| Number Of Pages | 848 |
| Item Weight | 575 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 36 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A political thriller, set in South Africa, laced with all the angst and pain and lacerating emotion that comes from attempting to intellectualise, and hence come to terms with, living in that volatile, unnerving, but ultimately fascinating land -- Peter Brown * Time Out *
An Act of Terror is the work of a sane, civilised, intelligent man- a story about events that are in the process of becoming news stories. Brink... is a writer of inspired violence, and his shifts of viewpoint are thrilling and significant, and deepy honouring the profession of literature -- Hugh Barnes * The Times *
This is clearly André Brink's tour de force * Time Out *
Author's Bio
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.