This is an auction for RAGE, by Wilbur Smith.

"Smith continues the family saga set in South Africa which he began in 'The Burning Shore' and 'The Power of the Sword'. This new novel focuses on the half brothers, Shasa Courtney and Manfred De La Rey, now high officials in the Nationalist government. During the mounting protest and violence brought on by apartheid in the 1950s and early 1960s, these former enemies find themselves working together to save the land they both love. Other family members are involved too. Michael, one of Shasa's sons, becomes a reporter who opposes apartheid, while Lothar, Manfred's son, is a policeman who enforces it. The interlocking stories of these and many others, set against the authentic African historical and cultural background that Smith so effectively provides, produces both a compelling tale and some real insights into South Africa. Recommended." - Library Journal (US)

"In this latest epic, popular novelist Smith takes on a difficult challenge, telling of post-World War II South Africa. What he has created is a hybrid. His narrative seriously addresses the conflicts of whites and blacks, the differences between British and Afrikaners, and the tribes and personalities vying for control of the African National Congress. But it's also a soap opera, one of those conventional generational sagas with a contrived forbidden love affair between a white and a black, adultery and the rivalry between two men who do not realize they are half-brothers." - Publishers Weekly (US)

Very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Large format * hardback 1987.

• 16cms x 24cms

627 pages.

Minor wear to the dust jacket. Otherwise, very good condition.

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