Till we keep an animal (Paperback)


Till we can keep an animal is about a middle-aged woman who was attacked, raped and murdered in her home by armed robbers, Voysey-Briag says "I keep her alive so that her story continues. I invite her family members, those who are alive and dead, to tell their stories through her. She is the main protagonist and the narrator". She said the novel was written from the shame and sadness that exists in this country: 'I wanted to pose questions. We love our grandmothers and grandfathers, our families, but what did they perpetuate the system, to make apartheid work and flourish? That's what I explore in the manuscript, the cruelty that has always existed in South Africa, the violence over 400 years".

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Till we can keep an animal is about a middle-aged woman who was attacked, raped and murdered in her home by armed robbers, Voysey-Briag says "I keep her alive so that her story continues. I invite her family members, those who are alive and dead, to tell their stories through her. She is the main protagonist and the narrator". She said the novel was written from the shame and sadness that exists in this country: 'I wanted to pose questions. We love our grandmothers and grandfathers, our families, but what did they perpetuate the system, to make apartheid work and flourish? That's what I explore in the manuscript, the cruelty that has always existed in South Africa, the violence over 400 years".

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Jacana Media

Country of origin

South Africa

Release date

November 2008

Availability

Expected to ship within 5 - 10 working days

First published

April 2009

Authors

Dimensions

212 x 135 x 17mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format

Pages

230

ISBN-13

978-1-77009-639-4

Barcode

9781770096394

Categories

LSN

1-77009-639-6



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