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. únor 1944
Tento autor prozkoumává složité společenské otázky prostřednictvím své literární tvorby. Jeho díla, zahrnující poezii i prózu, se často zaměřují na kritický pohled na politické systémy a lidské vztahy v jejich rámci. Své poznatky a postřehy sdílí také prostřednictvím dalších žánrů, jako jsou cestopisy a biografie, čímž rozšiřuje spektrum svých literárních zájmů. Jeho psaní se vyznačuje pronikavostí a schopností podnítit čtenáře k zamyšlení nad složitostí světa.
My Mother's Lovers
- 442 stránek
- 16 hodin čtení
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 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
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 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
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 stránek
- 16 hodin čtení
Moskau! Moskau!
- 240 stránek
- 9 hodin čtení
