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Beautiful Place to Die
Malla Nunn
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Description for Beautiful Place to Die
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 622.
When an Afrikaans police captain is murdered in a small South African country town, Detective Emmanuel Cooper must navigate his way through the labyrinthine racial and social divisions that split the community. And as the National Party introduces the laws to support the system of apartheid, Emmanuel struggles – much like Martin Cruz Smith’s Arkady Renko – to remain a good man in the face of astonishing power.
In a considered but very commercial novel, Malla Nunn combines a compelling plot with a thoughtful and complex portrayal of a fascinating period of history, illustrating the human desires that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509842018
SKU
V9781509842018
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Ref
99-2
About Malla Nunn
Malla Nunn was born in Swaziland, southern Africa, but moved to Australia in the 1970s. She studied theatre in America, where she met her husband and began writing and directing short films, three of which – Fade to White, Sweetbreeze and Servant of the Ancestors – won numerous awards and have been shown at international festivals from Zanzibar to New ... Read more
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