The Mandela Plot - Hardcover

Bonert, Kenneth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735274029 ISBN 13: 9780735274020

Verlag: Knopf Canada, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

The second novel from GG finalist and international award winner Kenneth Bonert, who brought Jewish Johannesburg to explosive life in his 2013 debut, The Lion Seeker.

As the 1980s draw to a close, apartheid is in its death throes and South Africa is a maelstrom of political violence. Young Martin Helger has problems of his own. Out of place at an elite private school, he is the son of a rough-handed scrap dealer and lives in the shadow of his enigmatic brother, a neighbourhood legend. When an irresistible young American boards at the Helger home, a transfixed Martin soon finds himself wrenched out of the isolated bubble of his white privilege and thrust into the raw heart of South Africa's racial struggle. At the same time, secrets from the past begin to emerge and old sins long-buried return in terrifying new ways, tearing at the Helgers, a second-generation Jewish family, even as the larger forces of history and politics tear apart the country.
     Migration, terrorism, revolution, identity and memory--these are just some of the bold themes brilliantly and honestly explored in this powerful novel. At once a riveting literary thriller, a moving coming-of-age tale, and an unforgettable journey through a fascinating world, The Mandela Plot entertains and terrifies in equal measure, and resonates profoundly in light of current affairs.

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KENNETH BONERT's debut novel, The Lion Seeker, won numerous awards, including: the Sami Rohr Choice Award, the National Jewish Book Award for Outstanding Debut Fiction, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award, and the Canadian Jewish Book Award. It was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, and was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Holiday Selection. His short stories have appeared in Grain and The Fiddlehead. His story "Packers and Movers" was shortlisted for the Journey Prize and his novella Peacekeepers, 1995 appeared in McSweeney's. A one-time journalist, his articles appeared in The Globe and Mail, National Post and other publications.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Knopf Canada
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0735274029
• ISBN 13: 9780735274020
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 480
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