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Looking on Darkness

Looking on Darkness

by André Brink (Author), André Brink (Author)

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    Paperback 1993

    $3.28

  • Used

    Paperback 1984

    $3.28
Synopsis

Banned for many years in the author's native South Africa, Looking on Darkness tells the story of actor Joseph Malan as he awaits execution for the murder of his white lover. Andre Brink panders to no one's political, ideological or religious beliefs in a controversial novel which has achieved international significance and abundant critical acclaim. From three time winner of South Africa's most prestigious literary prize, the CNA Award.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 400
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 15 Apr 1993
ISBN 10: 0749399872
ISBN 13: 9780749399870
Book Overview: 'A brave and important novel, and in any terms a fine one - linguistically exciting, continually perceptive about society gone mad, [and] fiercely angry about cruelty' - Times Literary Supplement

Media Reviews
A novel of stature that explores our cancerous condition more persistently than any other novel has done before, and without the benefit of an anesthetic -- Alan Paton
Peter Carey, Garcia Marquez, Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Andre Brink must be considered with that class of writer * The Guardian *
Strikingly effective * The Times *
A brutal, harrowing, desperately sincere piece of writing * Sunday Times *
Author 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.