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

Brink, André

ISBN 10: 0316108847 / ISBN 13: 9780316108843

Published by Little, Brown & Company, Boston / New York, 1993

About this Item

Stated First U.S. Edition. Signed by André Brink directly on the title page. Book and dust jacket in fine, as new condition.

Seller Inventory # 021171

Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Contrary: Being the Life of a Famous Rebel, Soldier, Traveller, Explorer, Reader, Builder, Scribe, Latinist, Lover, and Liar
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, Boston / New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316108847
• ISBN 13: 9780316108843
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed First Editions
  • Modern First Editions
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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