On the Contrary: Being the Life of a Famous Rebel, Soldier, Traveller, Explorer, Reader, Builder, Scribe, Latinist, Lover & Liar

Brink, Andre

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ISBN 10: 0316108847 ISBN 13: 9780316108843

Published by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1993

Language: English

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On the Contrary: Being the Life of a Famous Rebel, Soldier, Traveller, Explorer, Reader, Builder, Scribe, Latinist, Lover & Liar

Publisher

Little, Brown & Co., Boston

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

0316108847

ISBN 13

9780316108843

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hardcover

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1st.

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Fine copy in fine dust jacket

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The South Africa of 1739 provides the backdrop for the picaresque escapades of wandering adventurer Estienne Barbier as he searches for a lost treasure, seduces women, fosters rebellion, and tries to deal with the hypocrisy of the colonial leaders.

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Andre Brink is a professor of English at the University of Cape Town.

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