The Smell of Apples - Hardcover

Behr, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312136048 ISBN 13: 9780312136048

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1995

Synopsis

The harsh realities of 1970s South African apartheid are witnessed by young Marnus Erasmus, in a story of corrupted childhood, sexual abuse, lost innocence, and a society driven to the edge of despair. A first novel. Winner of the CNA Literary Prize & the Eugene Marais Prize.

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Review:

Set in the twilight of apartheid in South Africa, this haunting novel is narrated by a child, Marnus Erasmus, who records the political turmoil and social injustice that threaten to destroy his land as well as his personal tale of corruption and innocence gone awry.

Already recognized in South Africa as a classic, The Smell of Apples is the winner of the Eugene Marais Prize, the CNA Literary Debut Prize, and the Betty Trask Award for best first novel published in England.

About the Author:

Mark Behr was born in Tanzania in 1963, and moved as a child to South Africa. He was educated in South Africa, Norway, and the United States. The Smell of Apples won South Africa's biggest literary prize, the M-Net Award, The Eugene Marais Award, and the CNA Debut Literary Award. It also received the Betty Trask Award for the best first novel published in the United Kingdom, and was shortlisted for both the Steinbeck and Guardian Literary Awards.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0312136048
• ISBN 13: 9780312136048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200