The Power Of One (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 2nd pr
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: VG+. DJ unclipped in mylar. Binding remains tight; clean and bright copy.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1930s and 1940s South Africa, The Power of One is the extraordinary coming-of-age story of Peekay, an English-speaking boy who endures brutal persecution at the hands of Afrikaner classmates and discovers salvation in the most unlikely of places — the boxing ring. Mentored by a colourful cast of characters, including the wise and weathered German musician Doc and a grizzled boxing coach named Geel Piet, Peekay channels his suffering into an iron-willed determination to become welterweight champion of the world, all while the racial storm clouds of apartheid gather menacingly on the horizon. Bryce Courtenay's debut novel is a sweeping, triumphant work that chronicles the resilience of the human spirit in the face of institutionalised cruelty and social injustice. Written with a muscular lyricism and an unapologetic warmth, the novel argues powerfully that the individual — armed with courage, intellect, and a single unwavering dream — can transcend even the most crushing of circumstances. A beloved classic of Australian and world literature, The Power of One leaves the reader with an indelible conviction: that one person, in one moment, truly can change everything.
Author: Bryce Courtenay
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, William Heinemann Australia
Genre: Historical fiction
Edition: 2nd pr
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: VG+. DJ unclipped in mylar. Binding remains tight; clean and bright copy.
Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1930s and 1940s South Africa, The Power of One is the extraordinary coming-of-age story of Peekay, an English-speaking boy who endures brutal persecution at the hands of Afrikaner classmates and discovers salvation in the most unlikely of places — the boxing ring. Mentored by a colourful cast of characters, including the wise and weathered German musician Doc and a grizzled boxing coach named Geel Piet, Peekay channels his suffering into an iron-willed determination to become welterweight champion of the world, all while the racial storm clouds of apartheid gather menacingly on the horizon. Bryce Courtenay's debut novel is a sweeping, triumphant work that chronicles the resilience of the human spirit in the face of institutionalised cruelty and social injustice. Written with a muscular lyricism and an unapologetic warmth, the novel argues powerfully that the individual — armed with courage, intellect, and a single unwavering dream — can transcend even the most crushing of circumstances. A beloved classic of Australian and world literature, The Power of One leaves the reader with an indelible conviction: that one person, in one moment, truly can change everything.