Written with the pace of a thrillertimes literary supplement. World book club archive featuring past programmes with some of the worlds top authors. Victoria brittain searches for south africas secrets in gillian slovos red dust. The truth and reconciliation commission, which was set up in postapartheid south africa, enabled people who had been imprisoned for the crimes they had committed in apartheid times to secure an amnesty. Novelist gillian slovo was born in 1952 in south africa, the daughter of joe slovo, leader of the south african communist party, and ruth first, a journalist who was murdered in 1982.
Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Perhaps the most important piece of fiction yet to emerge from the new south africa. The novel tells the story of what happens to smitsrivier, a small town in the karroo when the truth and reconciliation commission comes to visit. I cant remember how i came to know about gillian slovo, but i do recall the first book of hers that i read was ties of blood 1991. As anthea jeffery points out in her book on the trc, the truth about. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Author of every secret thing, the ice road, red dust, every secret thing, catnap, ties of blood, morbid symptoms, black orchids gillian slovo open library donate. Gillian slovos red dust dramatises an emblematic case of amnesty for.
Explore books by gillian slovo with our selection at. Sarah barcant, successful prosecuter, is returning home to smitsrivier to help her lawyer mentor, with one last case. Gillian slovos novel red dust reads for the most part as a formulaic novel combining for its representation of the truth and reconciliation commission elements. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. Gillian slovo has published thirteen novels, a family memoir and has also written three verbatim plays. Sarah barcant, now a top new york lawyer, is called back to her. She is the daughter of antiapartheid freedom fighters joe slovo, later a cabinet minister in nelson mandelas government, and ruth first, who was killed by a mail bomb. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gillian slovo has lived in england since 1964, working as a writer, journalist and film producer. San francisco chronicle written with the pace of a thriller. South african novelist, gillian slovo talks about her novel red dust. Gillian slovos red dust is a gripping novel with the emotional pace and intensity of a thriller. Ebook red dust pdf by gillian slovo download for free red dust follows gillian slovos remarkable memoir every secret thing. Sarah barcant, a successful prosecuto not just any man, alex mpondo.
South african novelist gillian slovos novel red dust 2000 explores some problematic aspects of south africas trc, such as the. The stage is set with the truth and reconciliation commission trc coming to. It is not unusual for a character in a mystery story to have a violent past. Seen through the eyes of the towns white occupants, this book is beautifully written, surprising, and a mind stretching treat. Red dust is a 2000 novel written by south africanborn gillian slovo that is structured around the hearings of the truth and reconciliation commission trc in the fictional town smitsrivier and also addresses the question of truth. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gillian slovo books online. In the little red book of running,renowned running writer writer scott douglas delivers the advice that hes compiled from interacting with some of the worlds most distinguished coaches and laureled runners. Gillian slovo this is a novel set in a south african town where the truth is about to explode. Guantanamo in the theater at the university of chicago.
Finds the novel gripping though at times onedimensional. Twisted truth and retraumatization in gillian slovos red dust by. Gillian slovo booklist gillian slovo message board. Red dust is set in a rural south african town, where three people are. Gillian slovo set in south africa, this is a political thriller about a cold and ambitious south african who returns to her country to help convict a murderous member of the old south africa. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. In gillain slovos postapartheid africa, everyone is tainted by the countrys terrible history, including the main character, sarah barcant, a prosecuting attorney who has chosen to live in new york, far away from the small, troubled town where she grew up.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. What was it about south africas truth and reconciliation commission that so captured collective imaginations far. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Gillian slovo books list of books by author gillian slovo. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Cathy, single mother to a mixedrace teenager, is the emotional heart of the book, a woman who does her best to. Interview of gillian slovo by anthony clare on bbc radio 4s in the psychiatrists chair originally broadcast august 1997, based in part on her. The setting is a dusty, flyblown town, smitsrivier, where the famous truth commission is meeting to grant amnesty, when appropriate, to those on. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Gillian slovo s red dust is a gripping novel with the emotional pace and intensity of a thriller. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading red dust. Gillian slovo has 28 books on goodreads with 6003 ratings. Sarah barcant, now a top new york lawyer, is called back to her home town smitsrivier by her old mentor ben hoffman as the truth and reconciliation commission trc comes to town.
The struggle for freedom and equality in south africa takes center stage in this hefty, sprawling novel of four generations of two south african matriarchiesthe descendants, respectively, of jewish. As victim and torturer face each other the reader is asked to look at what is truth and can there ever be reconcilation. Gillian slovo writes mystery novels featuring amateur detective kate baeier as well as standalone novels, including two that deal with the end of apartheid in south africa. A novel by slovo, gillian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See all books authored by gillian slovo, including ice road, and red dust, and more on.
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Buy a cheap copy of red dust book by gillian slovo. Red dust by gillian slovo perhaps the most important piece of fiction yet to emerge from the new south africa. Gillian slovos novel red dust is inspired and empowered by her personal experiences. Red dust is a 2000 novel written by south africanborn gillian slovo that is structured around the hearings of the truth and reconciliation commission trc in. This novel tells the story of a fictional case in a dusty little town called smitsrivier. What was it about south africas truth and reconciliation commission that so captured collective imaginations far beyond south africa. The reader can almost taste the dust and feel the heat of the stultifying locale. Favourite episodes of world book club, featuring maya angelou and henning mankell. Red dust follows gillian slovos remarkable memoir every secret thing.
A novel by slovo, gillian and a great selection of related books. Red dust is set in a rural south african town, where three people are about to meet their past. Red dust by slovo, gillian, 1952publication date 2002. Gillian slovo discusses red dust on the bbc world book club.
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