false 92326 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 92326 5 89043 2001 Red Dust: A Novel total:33|5:6|4:13|3:12|2:1|1:1| 33 121 54 8 53028 3.66 122 22 54186457 1893523 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.68 31 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 4 0 false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 18:31:44 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 18:54:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 37715672 1356469 2154304 1860499155 9781860499159 1 <![CDATA[Red Dust: TV Tie-in]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2154304.Red_Dust_TV_Tie_in 3.50 2 Red Dust follows Gillian Slovo's remarkable memoir Every Secret Thing. The novel tells the story of what happens to Smitsrivier, a small town in the Karroo when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission comes to visit. Sarah Barcant, a successful prosecutor now living in New York is summoned back to help her former mentor discover what happened to a young black activist, Steve Sizela. Steve's comrade, Alex Mpondo, will give testimony against a crony of the policeman suspected in the matter of Steve's disappearance and it is hoped that this will provide an opportunity to break the case. Slovo tracks the changes in South African political power dynamics adroitly. Here is an encounter between the former torturer now in the dock and his victim:
Not just any man, Alex Mpondo. Alex who was smart in a black suit and a flash yellow shirt that looked like it might have been sewn from silk ... The changes covered every aspect of the man. He seemed taller, more confident, more at ease and even slightly fatter ... Dirk shook himself. Prison must be making him stupid. What else had he expected? Mpondo was no longer a prisoner. He was an MP. No wonder he looked different.
While the moral universe of the novel is a complex one--the double-crossings and uncertainties allow Red Dust to read like a thriller, and no-one gets off lightly--the characters themselves feel somewhat schematic. We have also met them all before in more compelling guises. James Sizela, the missing Steve's father is something straight out of Alan Paton's Cry the Beloved Country. Pieter Muller, the murderous policeman, is a loving husband and an upright family man. While Red Dust is a rollicking good read, perhaps it moves a little too fast, risking becoming Truth and Reconciliation lite in the process. --Neville Hoad ]]> 2001 4 0 false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 09:22:07 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 15:50:53 -0800 2008 1
The murder of Alex Sizela in 1985 has been left unsolved and the body unfound. Sarah Barcant flies from New York back to her childhood hometown to help her friend and mentor find some sort of peace for Alex's grie...more...]]> 78438118 1608938 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.67 33 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. 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There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 3 0 false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Feb 04 22:34:16 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 22:35:26 -0800 2008 78564661 833700 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.67 33 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. 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There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 0 0 false Wed Nov 04 14:40:44 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 14:40:44 -0800 2009 76092739 2708232 270322 226701601X 9782267016017 0 <![CDATA[Poussière rouge]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173300205m/270322.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173300205s/270322.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/270322.Poussi_re_rouge 0.0 0 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 0 0 false Thu Oct 29 03:23:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 03:23:17 -0700 2009 73832710 135376 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.67 33 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 0 0 false Thu Oct 08 01:48:47 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 01:48:47 -0700 2009 69416061 2680697 2154304 1860499155 9781860499159 1 <![CDATA[Red Dust: TV Tie-in]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2154304.Red_Dust_TV_Tie_in 3.67 33 Red Dust follows Gillian Slovo's remarkable memoir Every Secret Thing. The novel tells the story of what happens to Smitsrivier, a small town in the Karroo when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission comes to visit. Sarah Barcant, a successful prosecutor now living in New York is summoned back to help her former mentor discover what happened to a young black activist, Steve Sizela. Steve's comrade, Alex Mpondo, will give testimony against a crony of the policeman suspected in the matter of Steve's disappearance and it is hoped that this will provide an opportunity to break the case. Slovo tracks the changes in South African political power dynamics adroitly. Here is an encounter between the former torturer now in the dock and his victim:
Not just any man, Alex Mpondo. Alex who was smart in a black suit and a flash yellow shirt that looked like it might have been sewn from silk ... The changes covered every aspect of the man. He seemed taller, more confident, more at ease and even slightly fatter ... Dirk shook himself. Prison must be making him stupid. What else had he expected? Mpondo was no longer a prisoner. He was an MP. No wonder he looked different.
While the moral universe of the novel is a complex one--the double-crossings and uncertainties allow Red Dust to read like a thriller, and no-one gets off lightly--the characters themselves feel somewhat schematic. We have also met them all before in more compelling guises. James Sizela, the missing Steve's father is something straight out of Alan Paton's Cry the Beloved Country. Pieter Muller, the murderous policeman, is a loving husband and an upright family man. While Red Dust is a rollicking good read, perhaps it moves a little too fast, risking becoming Truth and Reconciliation lite in the process. --Neville Hoad ]]> 2001 3 0 false Sun Aug 30 02:37:52 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 02:57:18 -0700 2009 69148421 2543606 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.67 33 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. 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There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 3 0 false Fri Sep 04 11:08:54 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 15:02:56 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 11:08:54 -0700 2009 64871962 1305351 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.67 33 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 3 0 false Fri Jul 24 23:25:15 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 23:25:15 -0700 2009 63861901 576161 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.67 33 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 3 0 false Fri Jul 17 09:42:21 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 09:42:21 -0700 2009 63262860 495963 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.67 33 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 3 0 false Mon Jul 13 06:59:56 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 06:59:56 -0700 2009 58061665 2370882 2154304 1860499155 9781860499159 1 <![CDATA[Red Dust: TV Tie-in]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2154304.Red_Dust_TV_Tie_in 3.67 33 Red Dust follows Gillian Slovo's remarkable memoir Every Secret Thing. The novel tells the story of what happens to Smitsrivier, a small town in the Karroo when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission comes to visit. Sarah Barcant, a successful prosecutor now living in New York is summoned back to help her former mentor discover what happened to a young black activist, Steve Sizela. Steve's comrade, Alex Mpondo, will give testimony against a crony of the policeman suspected in the matter of Steve's disappearance and it is hoped that this will provide an opportunity to break the case. Slovo tracks the changes in South African political power dynamics adroitly. Here is an encounter between the former torturer now in the dock and his victim:
Not just any man, Alex Mpondo. Alex who was smart in a black suit and a flash yellow shirt that looked like it might have been sewn from silk ... The changes covered every aspect of the man. He seemed taller, more confident, more at ease and even slightly fatter ... Dirk shook himself. Prison must be making him stupid. What else had he expected? Mpondo was no longer a prisoner. He was an MP. No wonder he looked different.
While the moral universe of the novel is a complex one--the double-crossings and uncertainties allow Red Dust to read like a thriller, and no-one gets off lightly--the characters themselves feel somewhat schematic. We have also met them all before in more compelling guises. James Sizela, the missing Steve's father is something straight out of Alan Paton's Cry the Beloved Country. Pieter Muller, the murderous policeman, is a loving husband and an upright family man. While Red Dust is a rollicking good read, perhaps it moves a little too fast, risking becoming Truth and Reconciliation lite in the process. --Neville Hoad ]]> 2001 0 0 false Mon Jun 01 09:32:21 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 09:32:29 -0700 2009 57932100 2369881 92326 0393323994 9780393323993 7 <![CDATA[Red Dust: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595m/92326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171245595s/92326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92326.Red_Dust_A_Novel 3.67 33 Times Literary Supplement), Red Dust is set in a rural South African town, where three people are about to meet their past. Sarah Barcant has left her law career in New York to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. Dirk Hendricks, a former police deputy, is being taken in handcuffs to the station where he once worked. There he will confront Alex Mpondo, the man he had tortured, who is now an MP. ]]> 2001 5 0 false Sun May 31 03:25:40 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 03:25:40 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=92326