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published
August 31st 2007
by Goldmann
(first published 1973)
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Broschiert, 288 pages
isbn
3442464951
(isbn13: 9783442464951)
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When Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational crime of passion, the gallant members of the South African police force ar…more
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This book is simply hysterical. It is difficult to recommend to people as they tend to give you a very strange look when you explain that it is a satire of apartheid South Africa written by a white South African. This book is an exemplary piece of modern satire. The first time I read it, I was commuting on a public train and was laughing out loud the entire time. My mother and I would read it out loud to each other and laugh so hard we cried. In some parts it was impossible to read aloud because...more
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Read in July, 2008
Just finished this one and jumped right in to Indecent Exposure. I wish I had discovered this author sooner. It's one of the funniest things I've read in a long time. I'm a little on the sensitive side, though, so was shocked from time to time. I love how the characters will seem to be operating at cross-purposes and end up helping each other. It was a little bit predictable as far as who was going to come out on top, but since the element of suspense is beside the point of the novel, no co...more
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I totally agree. Here one is absolutely helpless with mirth, in the clutches of a master satirist, and one with a laser eye for human foibles of all stripes and colors!! This book is a must-read....then follow up with "Indecent Exposure." the sequel to Riotous Assembly.
You won't be sorry.
Read Riotous Assembly 3 times, laughed until I cried each time.
You won't be sorry.
Read Riotous Assembly 3 times, laughed until I cried each time.
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Probably one of the most evilly humorous books I have ever come across. I laughed (and cringed) throughout.
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This book made me laugh out loud too many times to count. I highly recommend this if you aren't easily offended.
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Read in August, 2008
Slow to get moving, but then became a fast-paced farce. Good light entertainment.
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Read in January, 1998
Sharpe writes from personal experience in this tale based in the 'Whites are best' period in the former Rhodesia.'Ironica' at its best.
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Perhaps the most funny, laugh-out-loud novel you'll read about South Africa.
This author gets my Big Brass Balls Award. Not many authors would go near the issue of apartheid and racism in South Africa. It's not a funny topic. But Sharpes depictions of rednecks, racists, and bigots are as brutal as the crimes they have committed against humanity. Sharpe is an overlooked author and this is where you should start. One of a kind.
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