false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170559552m/61118.jpg 61118 10 Like many white South Africans of his generation, Rian Malan fled his country to dodge the draft. He felt incredibly guilty for this act, but would have felt equally guilty for not doing it: "I ran because I wouldn't carry a gun for apartheid, and because I wouldn't carry a gun against it." Malan, the product of a well-known Afrikaner family, returned to South Africa and produced <i>My Traitor's Heart,</i> which explores the literal and figurative brutalities of apartheid. Death is a constant presence on these pages, and the narrative is driven by Malan's criminal reportage. This acclaimed book intends to illuminate South Africa's poisonous race relations under apartheid, and few books do it this well. 59443 1989 My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience total:322|5:180|4:95|3:40|2:6|1:1| 322 1413 445 51 5 1 false false Mon Jun 23 11:06:05 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 11:09:32 -0700 2008
written by a very uniquely historically-placed Afrikaner who is always at struggle with his place in the system.

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As deeply felt and moving as a book could be. Malan is not a great wordsmith nor a great organizer, but he is a genius raconteur, and this book is all startling ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 21:06:15 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 21:07:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Dec 14 17:28:35 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 17:30:45 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 17:57:23 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 17:58:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 29 06:16:35 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 06:20:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 17:18:36 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 17:19:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 11:24:01 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 11:18:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Nov 24 16:56:04 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 15:44:25 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 16 07:24:40 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 09 15:22:21 -0700 2008
I loved it because Malan...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 05:14:36 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 05:15:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 10:00:22 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:00:53 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 21:27:33 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 09:53:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jul 28 11:57:53 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 11:59:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri May 02 08:48:18 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 08:53:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=61118