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A classic of literary nonfiction, My Traitor's Heart has been acclaimed as a masterpiece by readers around the world. Rian Malan is an Afrikaner, scion of a centuries-old clan and relative of the architect of apartheid, who fled South Africa after coming face-to-face with the atrocities and terrors of an undeclared civil war between the races. This book is the searing account of his return after eight years of uneasy exile.
Armed with new insight and clarity, Malan explores apartheid's legacy of hatred and suffering, bearing witness to the extensive physical and emotional damage it has caused to generations of South Africans on both sides of the color line. Plumbing the darkest recesses of the white and black South African psyches, Malan ultimately finds his way toward the light of redemption and healing. My Traitor's Heart is an astonishing book -- beautiful, horrifying, profound, and impossible to put down.
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I'm burned out and starving to death, so I'm just going to lay this all upon you and trust that you're a visionary reader, because the grand design, such as it is, is going to be hard for you to see. Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At times too heartbreaking to read, at times full of hope, but all the way through powerful and fascinating. Malan's honesty and bravery in portraying the political situation in South Africa under Apartheid is an eye-opener . I have never read such a moving story.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I could not put this book down for a moment. This book was a truly shocking-at-times portrayal of the atrocities that occurred in South Africa in the '80s. It made me very emotional and some parts of it were very, very difficult to read because they were graphic, intense and very real. It made me feel so sad for the brutal history that has touched all South Africans, but this book also made me hopeful for their future. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know both sides of the sadness in SA.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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As an avid follower of all things South African I have a shelf full of literature by the countrys' best known novelists..some being booker and Nobel peace prize winners.Rian Malan is undoubtedly a genius..His journey through the turbulent and striking era of apartheid is told with breathtaking splendidness. His thought processes are totally unique and he automatically encourages the reader to consider how it must feel to be an Afikaaner in post apartheid South Africa. He has a lesson to teach everyone and I urge anyone,even those with little interest in racism and race oppression to give this book a go...He is quite simply one of the best Afrikaans literarys in the 21 st century.
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slightly misleading
Firstly, I am a English speaking South African raised in a home that was fairly liberal with the exception that our mantelpiece had a bust of Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener with a... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alison Julie Bond
Engaging, illuminating, unputdownable!
This book encapsulates a poignant slice of human history in a very engaging way. There can't be many books that tell so much in so short a space. Read more
Published 20 months ago by James Penhaligon
My Traitor's Heart,Rian Malan
This is one of the best books I have ever read.Having read alot of books about apartheid, this is a real, moving and honest account of the struggles South Africa continue to face. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Elaine A
An Important Book
I can recommend this book to anyone interested in the terrible human cost of Apartheid. Written at the time Mandela was released from prison it describes the last years of... Read more
Published on 5 May 2010 by E. Kraft
My Traitor's Heart
One of my favorite books of all time. Meaningful and full of insight into both an individual and collective plight.
Published on 3 May 2010
Scarily good
Apparently this guy never wrote another book after this one. He was scared he couldn't live up to the expectations after this debut. I can understand where he's coming from. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by JWA Drennan
Brilliant
It's hard to imagine that someone can write a fairly long, factually dense history of South Africa in such an engaging, page-turning way. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2008 by daisyrock
Unfolding a tale of Unimaginable Complexity
A lesser writer would not have been able to keep dishing up such appalling facts without driving his readers away. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2006
My traitor's heart
I read on average about 2 books a week, and I can honestly say this is the best book I've ever read!!! Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2004 by Joanne Toms
Honest and fair
Here is a narrative whose author has not bought into the huge amount of propoganda surrounding all the different groups involved in recent South African history, and is courageous... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2003 by Dr. Gary D. Maytham
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