Funny, moving and sharply ironic, My Chocolate Redeemer is a novel full of intellectual fireworks and red-herrings, from the award-winning South African author Christopher Hope.
Christopher Hope Knihy
26. február 1944
Tento autor preskúmava zložité spoločenské otázky prostredníctvom svojej literárnej tvorby. Jeho diela, zahŕňajúce poéziu aj prózu, sa často zameriavajú na kritický pohľad na politické systémy a ľudské vzťahy v ich rámci. Svoje poznatky a postrehy zdieľa aj prostredníctvom iných žánrov, ako sú cestopisy a biografie, čím rozširuje spektrum svojich literárnych záujmov. Jeho písanie sa vyznačuje priebojnosťou a schopnosťou podnietiť čitateľov k zamysleniu sa nad zložitosťou sveta.
My Mother's Lovers
- 442 stránok
- 16 hodin čítania
When Kathleen dies, her only son returns to Johannesburg to carry out her final wishes. Her legacy, which he must deliver in person, includes a cache of firearms for a former apartheid enforcer; a wig that once belonged to a Liberian boy soldier; and her knitting needles, which he must present to Bamadodi, the Rain Queen.
A Separate Development
- 208 stránok
- 8 hodin čítania
Harry Moto must pass as a "coloured" on the underside of society, following a sexual escapade with the rich which forces to live as a fugitive. This is the first novel of Christopher Hope, who is better known for his poetry and as a winner of the Cholmondeley Award.
White Boy Running
- 273 stránok
- 10 hodin čítania
This book recounts the experiences of award-winning novelist Christopher Hope who went back to South Africa in 1987 for his first real visit in 12 years. He retraces his footsteps through the cruel absurdities of a world in disarray. The author also wrote "A Separate Development", "Kruger's Alp" and "The Hottentot Room". This is his first work of non-fiction.
Krügers Alp
- 445 stránok
- 16 hodin čítania
Moskau! Moskau!
- 240 stránok
- 9 hodin čítania
