Publication

1987 - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, California

Language

English

Word Count

55,250 words, Guess

Page Count

221 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1356881
  • Goodreads3872913

Classifications

  • DDC823
  • LCCPR6031.L7 T8 1987

Description

"William Plomer's first novel, which first appeared in 1926, ignited a firestorm of controversy in his native South Africa. At the novel's center is Turbott Wolfe, a British trader who opens a general store in Lembuland. He befriends many of his black customers but has less luck ingratiating himself with the bigoted whites who have lived in the area for generations. Eventually, Wolfe and his comrades embrace miscegenation as the key to Africa's future - the Young Africa, where the races have blurred. Provocative and deeply questioning, Turbott Wolfe remains a powerful chronicle of the intimate human consequences of racism."--Jacket.

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Genres

  • Fiction.

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  • Turbott WolfeHarcourt Brace Jovanovich1987-01-01
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