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"From the stones of his country's rich, tragic, tumultuous history, Brink has built a novel that should nourish his reputation for years to come."
- "Financial Times"
"Peter Carey, Garcia Marquez, Solzhenitsyn: Andre Brink must be considered with that class of writer."
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- "Financial Times"
"Peter Carey, Garcia Marquez, Solzhenitsyn: Andre Brink must be considered with that class of writer."
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Hugo Barnacle, The Sunday Times
'[Brink] lives up to his large reputation and gives us a striking, finely crafted character study'
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a magical storytale based on various historical facts. I was always told what a good writer Andre Brink was, but never read one of his books until now. The book was gripping - happiness and sadness mixed up in a sweet-sour relationship to make it a glorious rollercoaster ride of life and death, religion and spirituality, morality and immortality.
I would definitely recommend if you want to get a good taste of what life in Africa is about.
I would definitely recommend if you want to get a good taste of what life in Africa is about.
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Other authors have done it better...
15 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
I liked the voice of the main character, Cupido Cockroach, in the beginning of the book... but the tale lost its drive after Cupido converted to Christianity and the story was taken over by a local missionary. Somewhat saved in the last chapters, but not enough. Other books ("At Play in the Fields of the Lord" and "Black Robe") explore the darker shades of bringing Christianity to indigenous groups with far more power.
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