Truth and Lies: Stories from the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in South Africa

by Michael Ignatieff (Introduction), Michael Ignatieff (Introduction), Jillian Edelstein (Author)

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2001
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to investigate more than thirty years of human rights violations under apartheid. Jillian Edelstein returned to her native South Africa to photograph the work of this committee and was present at some of the most important hearings, including that of Winnie Mandela. In Truth and Lies, portraits of those who testified are accompanied by their stories. The result is a powerful and moving record of the atrocities committed under apartheid and the fight to make the truth known.

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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to investigate more than thirty years of human rights violations under apartheid. Jillian Edelstein returned to her native South Africa to photograph the work of this committee and was present at some of the most important hearings, including that of Winnie Mandela. In Truth and Lies, portraits of those who testified are accompanied by their stories. The result is a powerful and moving record of the atrocities committed under apartheid and the fight to make the truth known.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 196
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 25 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 1862074461
ISBN 13: 9781862074460
Book Overview: South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to investigate more than thirty years of human rights violations under apartheid. Over four years, Jillian Edelstein photographed the victims and perpetrators of apartheid - here are her photographs and the stories of their subjects.

Author Bio

Jillian Edelstein's photographs have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and the Photographer's Gallery, London; in France at the International Festival, Arles and the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, where she won the Visa d'Or in 1997; and at the Bensusan Museum, Johannesburg. Her portraits have been published in many periodicals including the New York Times Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine, National Geographic and the New Yorker.