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On the Contrary: A Novel : Being the Life of a Famous Rebel, Soldier, Traveller, Explorer, Reader, Builder, Scribe, Latinist, Lover and Liar
On the Contrary A Novel Being the Life of a Famous Rebel Soldier Traveller Explorer Reader Builder Scribe Latinist Lover and Liar Author:Andre Brink "On the surface On the Contrary is a picaresque historical novel, in which 18th century adventurer Estienne Barbier graduates from seducing French wives to South African widows via a long and bruising association with the Dutch East India Company. Underneath [it] is about today's South Africa and the dilemmas facing people challenging the... more » status quo." - Sunday Telegraph« less