Margaret McCord

The Calling of Katie Makanya (eBook, ePUB)

A Memoir of South Africa

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Winner of the Johannesburg Sunday Times Alan Paton Prize for Nonfiction

Discover a people's enduring power through the inspiring life of a fascinating woman.

Critical acclaim for The Calling of Katie Makanya

"A very marvelous and precious document. . . . It is a magnificent story superbly told. The combination of Katie's extraordinary life and McCord's immense talent as a storyteller is overwhelming. I found it compulsive reading and deeply moving." --Athol Fugard.

"I fell in love with the Delaney sisters, enjoying both the book and the play. It is good to know their sister in Africa also has her say, that Katie's life, too, can be shared." --Nikki Giovanni

"To know the story of Katie Makanya is to feel the pain and promise of life for blacks in South Africa for generations." --Detroit Free Press

"Emotionally compelling, resonantly detailed, and of extraordinary cultural significance." --Kirkus Reviews

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780471673583
• Artikelnr.: 40147479

Autorenporträt

MARGARET McCORD grew up in South Africa knowing Katie Makanya, who asked her to record this true story.