- South Africa, Apartheid, South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Race relations
"Ever since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation. In one of the most miraculous events of the century, the oppressive system of apartheid was dismantled.
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Grave, earnest, overwhelming and prestige.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Antjie Krog
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 403
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House, Times Books, Jonathan Cape
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780812931280
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