Debbie Go Home
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A powerful collection of short stories set against the backdrop of apartheid South Africa, Debbie Go Home presents a searing portrait of human lives fractured by racial injustice and social division. Alan Paton — celebrated author of Cry, the Beloved Country — brings the same moral urgency and lyrical compassion to these tales, each one illuminating the quiet dignity and profound suffering of ordinary South Africans caught in an oppressive system. With unflinching honesty, the stories chronicle the personal cost of institutionalised racism, tracing the complex intersections of race, identity, and belonging across a divided nation. Paton's prose is spare yet deeply affecting, giving voice to characters who struggle to maintain their humanity in the face of relentless dehumanisation. Originally published in the United States as Tales from a Troubled Land, this collection stands as a vital testament to one of the twentieth century's most conscience-driven literary voices.
Author: Alan Paton
Format: Paperback
Published: 1965, Penguin
Genre: African history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A powerful collection of short stories set against the backdrop of apartheid South Africa, Debbie Go Home presents a searing portrait of human lives fractured by racial injustice and social division. Alan Paton — celebrated author of Cry, the Beloved Country — brings the same moral urgency and lyrical compassion to these tales, each one illuminating the quiet dignity and profound suffering of ordinary South Africans caught in an oppressive system. With unflinching honesty, the stories chronicle the personal cost of institutionalised racism, tracing the complex intersections of race, identity, and belonging across a divided nation. Paton's prose is spare yet deeply affecting, giving voice to characters who struggle to maintain their humanity in the face of relentless dehumanisation. Originally published in the United States as Tales from a Troubled Land, this collection stands as a vital testament to one of the twentieth century's most conscience-driven literary voices.