Country of My SkullEver since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation. In one of the most miraculous events of the century, the oppressive system of apartheid was dismantled. But how could this country - one of spectacular beauty and promise - come to terms with its ugly past? How could its people, whom the oppressive white government had pitted against one another, live side by side as friends and neighbors? To begin the healing process, Nelson Mandela created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by the renowned cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Established in 1995, the commission faced the awesome task of hearing the testimony of the victims of apartheid as well as the oppressors. In this book, Antjie Krog, a South African journalist and poet who has covered the work of the commission, recounts the drama, the horrors, the wrenching personal stories of the victims and their families. Through the testimonies of victims of abuse and violence, from the appearance of Winnie Mandela to former South African president P.W. Botha's extraordinary courthouse press conference, this award-winning poet leads us on an amazing journey. |
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... someone without hands and I had never ... never before met someone without hands . ' Hands transmit love ... tenderness ... I endured an endless and intensely overwhelming sorrow over the loss of my hands ... when they brought me the ...
... someone without hands and I had never ... never before met someone without hands . ' Hands transmit love ... tenderness ... I endured an endless and intensely overwhelming sorrow over the loss of my hands ... when they brought me the ...
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... someone else failed , all because I mar- ried to forget . More than a year ago , I met my first love through a good friend . I was to learn for the first time that he had been operating overseas and that he was going to ask for amnesty ...
... someone else failed , all because I mar- ried to forget . More than a year ago , I met my first love through a good friend . I was to learn for the first time that he had been operating overseas and that he was going to ask for amnesty ...
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... someone else , you become violent and make someone else your own victim . So be very aware of that . ' ' Hey Antjie , but this is not quite what happened at the workshop , ' says Patrick . ' Yes I know , it's a new story that I ...
... someone else , you become violent and make someone else your own victim . So be very aware of that . ' ' Hey Antjie , but this is not quite what happened at the workshop , ' says Patrick . ' Yes I know , it's a new story that I ...
Contents
They Never Wept the Men of My Race | 1 |
None More Parted than Us | 14 |
First Hearings | 22 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Country of My Skull |
| Author | Antjie Krog |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape, 1999 |
| ISBN | 022405936X, 9780224059367 |
| Length | 286 pages |
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