Jonathan Ball, 1979, Paperback, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: N/A., Reprint, Illustrated By: Brigg, Mel
cover illust. by Mel Brigg; translated from the Afrikaans by Marion V. Friedmann; the South African publication of the english translation of this novel first published in 1972 as 'Na die Geliefde Land'; winner of the South African CNA Literary prize in 1973; "Promised Land is a startling and chilling perspective of South Africa in the not-too-distant future. It transcends the limitations of time and country. Fable-like it provides an image of tyranny anywhere and at any time. It is a grim warning for the future. This the first time that Karel Schoeman has allowed one of his novels to be translated into English. When it first appeared in Afrikaans it was hailed as a 'brilliant piece of work' and 'a masterpiece of low-key writing, understatement, allegory and subtle innuendo'." light edge-wear; 222 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Brigg, Mel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Novels; African Writers; Na die Geliefde Land; South Africa; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0868500895. ISBN/EAN: 9780868500898. Inventory No: SAF00090.
cover illust. by Mel Brigg; translated from the Afrikaans by Marion V. Friedmann; the South African publication of the english translation of this novel first published in 1972 as 'Na die Geliefde Land'; winner of the South African CNA Literary prize in 1973; "Promised Land is a startling and chilling perspective of South Africa in the not-too-distant future. It transcends the limitations of time and country. Fable-like it provides an image of tyranny anywhere and at any time. It is a grim warning for the future. This the first time that Karel Schoeman has allowed one of his novels to be translated into English. When it first appeared in Afrikaans it was hailed as a 'brilliant piece of work' and 'a masterpiece of low-key writing, understatement, allegory and subtle innuendo'." light edge-wear; 222 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Brigg, Mel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Novels; African Writers; Na die Geliefde Land; South Africa; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0868500895. ISBN/EAN: 9780868500898. Inventory No: SAF00090.