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Andre Brink PRAYING MANTIS 1st Ed. HC Book

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“Book Condition: Very Good Condition; Dustjacket: Very Good”
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Condition
Very Good
A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the book cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Some identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal. Very little wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Book Condition: Very Good Condition; Dustjacket: Very Good”
Signed
No
Original/Reproduction
Original
Grade
Very Good Condition
Subject
Fiction
Binding
Hardcover
Special Attributes
First Edition
ISBN-10
0436206013
ISBN-13
9780436206016
Brand
Secker & Warburg
Type
Book
Colour
Black
Size
Octavo (standard book size)
UPC
9780436206016

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In his early years, growing up on a Dutch farm in the deep interior of the southern African Cape, Cupido Cockroach became the greatest drinker, liar, fornicator and fighter of his region. Coming under the spell of a woman, the soap-boiler Anna, and particularly under the influence of the great Dr Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp of the London Missionary Society, whose own early profligate life dramatically changed course after a tragedy in Holland inspired him to dedicate himself to the abused native peoples of Southern Africa, Cupido is then made the first Khoi or 'Hottentot' missionary ordained at the Cape of Good Hope. Received into the fold of the Church, Cupido passionately turns against all his early beliefs. After being drawn into the fierce struggle between the missionaries and the Dutch colonists, he rises to some prominence and is appointed as missionary in a remote and arid region in the North-western Cape. But this also marks the beginning of his decline, as the Society abandons him to his fate. One by one, the members of his congregation disappear into the desert, so that in the end, abandoned even by his wife and children, he is left to preach to the stones and thorn

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780436206016
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94378708

Product Key Features

Book Title
Praying Mantis
Author
Andr Brink
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2005
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Weight
435 g

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Title_Author
Andr Brink

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