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Reissue of a novel first published in 1989, written by a South African who now lives in Australia and is a well-known advertising copywriter. The novel is set in South Africa in the 1940s and tells the story of a young boy growing up in a deeply divided and racist society. It has been made into a major motion picture, but this edition does not feature the movie on the cover. A sequel, 'Tandia', was published in 1991.
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The Power of One, Bryce Courtenay
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- The Power of One
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bryce Courtenay
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 629
- ISBN10
- 1863302972
- ISBN13
- 9781863302975
- Series
- The Power of One
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Classics, Relationships, World War II, Society, Culture and Society, Africa, Coming Of Age, Race, Racism, Fate, South Africa, Boys, Colonialism, Outsider, Spring, Boxing, Colonization, settlement, Orphanhood
- First published
- 1989
- Original title
- The Power of one
- Rating
- 4.35 out of 5
- Description
- Reissue of a novel first published in 1989, written by a South African who now lives in Australia and is a well-known advertising copywriter. The novel is set in South Africa in the 1940s and tells the story of a young boy growing up in a deeply divided and racist society. It has been made into a major motion picture, but this edition does not feature the movie on the cover. A sequel, 'Tandia', was published in 1991.