Age of Iron
by J. M. Coetzee
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A dying old woman in Cape Town, South Africa, narrates this book in the form of a letter to her daughter in America. As she dies, she bears witness to the brutal excesses of apartheid: Her servant's son is murdered, a nearby town is burnt to the ground, and an activist she shelters is killed in her house. As her cancer progresses and increasingly threatens her life, so does the corrupt political system of South Africa.
Editions of Age of Iron
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Penguin Group USA |
Date 1998 |
Price $8.80 |
 NEW |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Random House Inc |
Date 1992 |
Price $1.38 |
Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Book |
Publisher Secker & Warburg |
Date 1990 |
Price AUD $12.94 |
Very Good to Fine , Dust Jacket Fine Condition. Inscription Fly leaf |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Random House Inc |
Date 1990 |
Price $1.16 |
Good |
Publisher Notes
South African professor Mrs. Curren has always been opposed to apartheid's brutality though she has lived isolated from its horrors, but as she nears death from cancer, she confronts a generation of blood and revenge.
Media Reviews
"Harsh, unflinching and powerful, Coetzee's new novel is a cry of moral outrage at the legacy that apartheid has created in South Africa."
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