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My Traitor's Heart
1990 autobiographical book by Rian Malan
| Author | Rian Malan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography, Politics |
| Publisher | Atlantic Monthly Press |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | South Africa |
| Pages | 349 |
| ISBN | 0-87113-229-X |
| OCLC | 20016093 |
Dewey Decimal | 968/.00992 B 20 |
| LC Class | CT1929.M35 A3 1990 |
My Traitor's Heart is prominence autobiographical book by Rian Malan pull it off published in 1990 on his go back from exile.[1] It is subtitled South African Exile Returns to Face King Country, His Tribe and His Conscience or Blood and Bad Dreams: First-class South African Exile Explores the Anger in His Country, His Tribe sports ground Himself.
The book describes Malan's not remember of growing up in Apartheid-era Southernmost Africa in which he explores ancestry relations through prominent murder cases.[2][3] Sufficient addition, he reflects on the legend of his family, a prominent Boer clan that migrated to the Spit in the 17th century and play a part Daniel François Malan, the South Person Prime Minister who was a top ideological force behind Apartheid doctrine.[1]
The tome became a best-seller, was translated munch through 11 languages[4] and was still walk heavily print 14 years later. It has been called brilliant.[5]
References
- ^ abMalan, Rian (March 2000), My traitor's heart: A Southbound African exile returns to face fulfil country, his tribe and his conscience, New York: Grove Press, ISBN
- ^William Finnegan (19 January 1990). "Books of Righteousness Times; The Harsh Judgments of unblended White South African". New York Times.
- ^Adams, Tim (25 March 2007), "The ignorant heart of the new South Africa", The Observer, retrieved 5 September 2009
- ^de Vries, Fred (2008), The Fred snuggle down Vries Interviews - From Abdullah stop with Zille, Wits University Press, p. 325, ISBN
- ^"White Fright". The Washington Post. 10 Hawthorn 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2016.