From the Bookshelf of WACKY READING CHALLENGES…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Aug 15, 2015
Book Concierge
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
africa,
audio,
classic,
tragedy,
library,
social-commentary,
concierge,
racism,
movie,
1001-books-you-must-read-before-you
Audiobook narrated by Frederick Davidson.
And old man, a Zulu pastor in a small impoverished South African town, has lost three dear relatives to the big city. His brother, John, has gone to Johannesburg and opened a business. He no longer writes. His much younger sister, Gertrude, took her son to Johannesburg to look for her husband who had gone previously to find work; the husband never wrote, and Gertrude has not written. And finally his son, Absalom, went to Johannesburg to look for his aunt, ...more
And old man, a Zulu pastor in a small impoverished South African town, has lost three dear relatives to the big city. His brother, John, has gone to Johannesburg and opened a business. He no longer writes. His much younger sister, Gertrude, took her son to Johannesburg to look for her husband who had gone previously to find work; the husband never wrote, and Gertrude has not written. And finally his son, Absalom, went to Johannesburg to look for his aunt, ...more
This is a breathtakingly beautiful novel. Set in South Africa just as the apartheid regime is being put in place, it is a story of two fathers who lose their sons, and the tragic tension between black and white. I had tears in my eyes at several points, but contrary to my belief that this would be a depressing read, in fact it was incredibly uplifting. I could easily sit back down straight away and read it again.
Dec 04, 2024
Bev(baglady)
rated it
it was ok
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
audible,
africa,
classics,
academic,
cultural-africa,
literature,
historical-fiction,
high-school,
africa-south
2.5 stars
