July's People
Author: Gordimer, Nadine
ISBN: 9780747578383
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 01 Feb 2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
For years, it has been what is called a 'deteriorating situation'. Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family - liberal whites - are rescued from the terror by their servant, July, who leads them to refuge in his native village. What happens to the Smaleses and to July - the shifts in character and relationships - gives us an unforgettable look into the terrifying, tacit understandings and misunderstandings between blacks and whites.
ISBN: 9780747578383
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 01 Feb 2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
For years, it has been what is called a 'deteriorating situation'. Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family - liberal whites - are rescued from the terror by their servant, July, who leads them to refuge in his native village. What happens to the Smaleses and to July - the shifts in character and relationships - gives us an unforgettable look into the terrifying, tacit understandings and misunderstandings between blacks and whites.
