Overview
Region
Southern Africa
South Africa
Era
Contemporary
Language
Afrikaans/English
Genre
Non-fiction
About This Work
Antjie Krog covered South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission for radio, and this book is her account — testimonies, poetry, analysis, and her own emotional unraveling as she witnessed the TRC hearings.
Literary Significance
One of the most important works about the TRC and about South Africa's reckoning with apartheid atrocities