- Paperback: 287 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD; 1st Scribner Paperback Fiction Ed edition (3 Jan 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684818957
- ISBN-13: 978-0684818955
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,798,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Portrays a police lieutenant's struggle with his conscience when he violates a strict South African law concerning relationships between Blacks and whites.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I found this story immensely moving. Paton speaks volumes through these characters about virtue and the depth of the human soul. I found this book to deeply affect my Christian faith, and will carry its undercurrents with me always. I strongly recommend Too late the Phalarope!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In unusual and finely styled language we have sensitive portrayals of many characters and a variety of relationships with the main character Pieter, a larger-than-life hero (called a god by one of the townspeople) who is admired by many but nonetheless cannot ignore "the one misery of [his] life." Apartheid is the environment of this novel, not the focus. The most significant relationship is the one between Pieter and his father Jakob, but crucial to the story are the other father-surrogates: the Captain, Pieter's father-in-law, and most important, his friend Kappie. I have taught this novel to my classes every year for the past twenty-five years or so. I always have students who say to me that it is unlike any other book they have ever read. The book always moves some students to tears. It is truly an unforgettable reading experience.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This story is told in the most beautiful language, and describes a world so much more restricted than ours that it seems some of us can no longer take it seriously (see other review). But, this is one of the most beautiful and tragic books I've ever read.
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