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Orford, Margie .. Fifteen Men: Words and Images from behind bars
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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.
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Located in: South Africa, South Africa
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- ISBN
- 9781868423224
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Fifteen Men: Images and Words from Behind Bars
- Item Height
- 210mm
- Publisher
- Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Item Width
- 148mm
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Product Information
When I first arrived at Groot Drakenstein Prison I saw fifteen prisoners, reduced to a brutal sameness by the orange or the blue uniforms, by the obedient way in which incarcerated men shuffled from one place to another at the order of a guard, by my own fear of them. Nine months later, I have piles of handwritten stories and poetry on my desk. The paper carries with it the unique smell of the prison: a dusty grey hopelessness of lives turned to ash. It turns the stomach. And yet the writing speaks to me of a quiet heroism. These fifteen men turned up at the page, so to speak, every day. They resisted the inertia that creeps into the bones and turns one's knees to water when one thinks of twenty-five, thirty years in the same small scrap of space and wrote. That slow, carefully accumulated effort has produced this book. Writing demands that one go to the dark places of the mind and face them. The writing in this collection speaks of the places and experiences rarely glimpsed, rarely represented in our fractured and violent society. Evident in many of the pieces is a reaching back for lost goodness and terrible grief for that lost self, for that other life not lived.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
ISBN-13
9781868423224
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90509321
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fifteen Men: Images and Words from Behind Bars
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
148mm
Additional Product Features
Editor
Margie Orford
Country/Region of Manufacture
South Africa
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VAT number: ZA 4010222216
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- 6***3 (912)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseWow! Such great shipping! From South Africa to New York, USA in less than a week? I am still waiting for packages from New Jersey to get here and it's been 2 and a half weeks! Packaging was safe and sturdy and just as described! Great value! Highly recommended! Thank-you, so much!
- k***s (210)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem exactly as described. Good value. Super quick delivery, South Africa to UK in less than 5 days!! Really well packed.
- 7***5 (794)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseA great transaction, and a great seller! The vintage book was exactly as described, was packaged with great care, and arrived (from South Africa to Nevada USA) in four days! I could not be more pleased with my purchase.Lovesey, Peter .. The detective wore silk drawers (#185433778797)