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Tales From a Troubled Land

With a mixture of compassion and despair, this collection of ten short stories by the distinguished author of "Cry, the Beloved Country" speaks eloquently yet incisively of the injustices of the author's native land, South Africa.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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