Trudy Jaskela
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Tim Butcher:
Tim, I'm coming to South Africa next April. What are the names of the 5 best books I should read about South Africa?
Tim Butcher
Commando by Denys Reitz, Boer War diary, great sense of Afrikaner mindset.
Cry Beloved Country by Alan Paton, the rot of apartheid sets in
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, ghost-written but accurate
Country of My Skull by Antjie Krog, post-apartheid rehab
Any novels by Deon Meyer, thrilling thrillers au courant, crash-bang-wallop
Cry Beloved Country by Alan Paton, the rot of apartheid sets in
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, ghost-written but accurate
Country of My Skull by Antjie Krog, post-apartheid rehab
Any novels by Deon Meyer, thrilling thrillers au courant, crash-bang-wallop
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Ger Byrne
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Tim Butcher:
Hi Tim, as one of my favourite authors, and a man with vast experiences of Africa, I was just wondering did you ever read a book by an author called Gil Courtemanche called A Sunday At The Pool In Kigali, set during the Rwandan genocide? If so, I'd be really interested in your thoughts. If not, I'd HIGHLY recommend it.
Tatum
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Tim Butcher:
Your book, Blood River, was a wonderfully vivid description of a place and people I long to see. I very much appreciated how in your journey through the Congo you were aware of your privilege and what this (and being a white man) communicated. I wondered, however, what effect your presence had on the communities you passed through? E.g. Would the mai-mai target the communities you passed through? (Loved the book btw)
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