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Mahala: Chris Barnard Publisher:
Aflame
Price:
£7.99
ISBN:
978-1-906300-04-3
Format:
Paperback
Size:
216 x 140mm, 170pp
Pub. date:
April 2009
Genre:
Fiction
• A psychological thriller of existential proportions from one of South Africa’s great writers. • Barnard’s screenplay of Paljas nominated for an Oscar.
About Mahala by Chris Barnard Deep in the African bush, Delport lives alone, and in fear. For nine long years he has endured nights of mosquitoes and mysterious drumming, and days of burning sun, waiting for his past to catch up with him. His past arrives in the form of a young woman with a mask that bears an unsettling resemblance to his nemesis. A work of literary fiction, set in the wilderness of southern Africa, Mahala encapsulates the angst of a generation of white South Africans who had such power but lived with such hidden fears.
About the author: Chris Barnard was born in South Africa in 1939. His first book appeared in 1963 and he has four novels to his name. Over the past 40 years he has worked as journalist, author and scriptwriter. His screenplay of Paljas was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category.
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