
Up Against the Night
A Africa, Cultural, Fiction book. Afrikander cattle. Justin Cartwright, Up Against the Night //
Frank McAllister has long since dropped "Retief" as his middle name, but the legacy of his family's history proves harder to shake. His ancestor Piet Retief, leader of the South African Great Trek, was killed by Zulu king Dingane in the 1838 massacre, along with a hundred men, women, and children. Afrikaner legend paints Retief as a homegrown Moses, bringing his people...
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- Pages: 241 pages
- ISBN: 9781408858226 / 0
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Afrikander cattle. Justin Cartwright, Up Against the Night //
Not a good offering.. I enjoyed being 'back' in South Africa, but the geographical errors annoyed me. Up Against The NightHow have I missed Justin Cartwright? I just dont know. This novel is nothing short of amazing in its fine sense of language, the wonderful use of the controlled narrators, and the perfect combination of incident with plot. Add to that a particular sense of place, both South Africa and England, and you have one very... When the book started, I had a lot more hope for the potential narrative with the characters in the book added to its historical reflection. Unfortunately, the ending seemed so stereotypical in terms of the violence and crime of modern South Africa.