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Bitter Fruit
Bitter Fruit
Achmat Dangor (born 1948)
English editions
Written in EnglishBitter Fruit
Atlantic Books · United Kingdom · 2 September 2004 · Paperback
Bitter Fruit
Kwela Books · South Africa · 2001 · 254 pages
Bitter Fruit
Atlantic Books · United Kingdom · 2003 · 281 pages
Bitter Fruit
Black Cat · United States · 22 April 2005 · Paperback · 288 pages
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Silas Ali was shut inside a police van the last time he saw Lieutenant Du Boise, who was savagely assaulting Silas's wife, Lydia, as revenge for his work for the ANC. Two decades on, with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission close to publishing its findings, an accidental sighting of the man brings the old crime back into their lives and cracks the family's uneasy calm. Lydia, Silas and their son Mikey, a sexually adventurous student with a questioning mind, each veer from the course they expected as history bears down on their bonds. The novel turns a sceptical eye on the heroic myths of the struggle and asks how a family, and a nation, confronts the worst harm in its past.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Politics, Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- South Africa
- First published
- 2001
- Author's age
- 53 when first published
- ISBN
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9780795700972 (Kwela Books, South Africa)
9781843541998 (Atlantic Books, United Kingdom)
9781843542643 (Atlantic Books, United Kingdom)
9780802170064 (Black Cat, United States)
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