Author: Evans, Gavin.
Title: Dancing Shoes Is Dead. A Tale of Fighting Men in South Africa.
Description: Doubleday (Random House) 2002, 1st and only edition thus. 470pp paperback. 8vo 0.7kg. Neat ownership inscription ffep, ff tanned else a VG+ copy. ISBN: 9780385602372 Story of a wannabee boxer turned sports journalist who was recruited into the ANC underground and pursued an active role in anti-apartheid politics. This book, short-listed for the Alan Paton non-fiction award in 2003 was the subject of a libel claim from a former Rand Daily Mail journalist who had been identified as a rogue character in one of the book's chapters. The publishers settled out of court and the book was subsequently withdrawn from publication. Newspaper-clipping concerning this matter from the Sunday Times included with this copy.

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