CHAPMAN, DAVID.

The Infiltrators.

Johannesburg: Macmillan, 1968. 1st edition. "The story of a group of African terrorists who cross the wild Chobe district of Northern Botswana in an effort to make their way into Rhodesia.Nhlabano, their enlightened leader, has been trained in Red China. While continuing to believe in the justice of their cause, each successive event deepens his disillusionment till he comes to feel that he is leading his group on a suicidal mission.." Pp.159, owner's name to front free endpaper and small label to inside front cover, faint staining to top and base of pages at spine. Brown cloth, dustwrapper worn with loss to top 4cms of spine and chipped losses to corner tips. Good/G-.

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Book number: 48137

Catalogue: Fiction: : Africa

Keywords: David Chapman Infiltrators Novel Africa Chobe Northern Botswana Rhodesia Guerilla Warfare Post Udi Police Fiction 49602 Fiction: : Africa

IRON, RALPH. [PSEUD. OLIVE SCHREINER].

The Story of an African Farm. A Novel.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1892. New Edition. Pp.296/8(ads for other publications), small bookseller's label(Widdison, Sheffield) to inside rear cover, owner's name to front free endpaper. Dark green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, slightly rubbed. G+.** "Olive Schreiner (24 March 1855 – 11 December 1920) was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual. She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm which has been highly acclaimed since its first publication in 1883 for the bold manner in which it deals with some of the burning issues of the day, including agnosticism, existential independence, individualism, the professional aspirations of women, and the elemental nature of life on the colonial frontier. In more recent studies she has also been identified as an advocate for those sidelined by the forces of British Imperialism, such as the Afrikaners, and later other South African groups like Blacks, Jews and Indians – to name but a few. Although she showed interest in socialism, pacifism, vegetarianism and feminism amongst other things, her true views escape restrictive categorisations. Her published works and other surviving writings promote implicit values like moderation, friendship and understanding amongst all peoples and avoid the pitfalls of political radicalism which she consciously eschewed. Although she may be called a lifelong freethinker, she continued to adhere to the spirit of the Christian Bible and developed a secular version of the worldview of her missionary parents, with mystical elements."(wiki).

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Book number: 42065

Catalogue: Fiction: : Africa

Keywords: Ralph Iron Olive Schreiner Story African Farm Novel Fiction South Africa Boers Waldo 43349 Fiction: : Africa

STEIN, SYLVESTER.

Second-Class Taxi.

Cape Town: Africasouth Paperbacks, 1983. Rep. "This is the story of Staffnurse Phofolo, a 'Non-European from Non-Europe'. In this novel of the 1950's, young Staffnurse is an 'illegal' black man. He inhabits a concrete drainpipe (a quite illicit dwelling), he frequents shebeens, he takes part in the Rand bus boycotts, and lives in Johannesburg without the requisite permit. He has no permit, in fact, to exist at all." Pp.209, slight toning to pages, name to fep. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

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Book number: 28985

Catalogue: Fiction: : Africa

Keywords: Stein Second Class Taxi Fiction Staffnurse Pholo Africa 26645 Fiction: : Africa