Praying Mantis - Softcover

Brink, André

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099488949 ISBN 13: 9780099488941

Publisher: Vintage, 2006

Synopsis

In his early years, growing up on a Dutch farm in the deep interior of the southern African Cape, Cupido Cockroach became the greatest drinker, liar, fornicator, and fighter of his region. Coming under the spell of a woman, and Dr Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp of the London Missionary Society, Cupido is then made the first Hottentot missionary.

About this title

Review:

"From the stones of his country's rich, tragic, tumultuous history, Brink has built a novel that should nourish his reputation for years to come" (Donald Morrison Financial Times)

"Brink's lyrical but spare writing evokes the harshness of the veld and the dream world created by the Bushmen. A book that lingers in the mind long after you have reached the last page" (Daily Mail)

"A work of fidelity and imaginative freedom" (Times Literary Supplement)

"Brave, rewarding and dignified" (Time Out)

From the Publisher:

A magical novel from a world class writer about a remarkable historical figure.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0099488949
• ISBN 13: 9780099488941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288