The Assassin: A Story of Race and Rage in the Land of Apartheid - Softcover

Woerden, Henk Van

 
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Synopsis

Examines the life of South African assassin Dimitri Tsafendas, whose African and Greek heritage made him unwanted by both whites and blacks, who fatally stabbed prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd in his anger over apartheid. Reprint.

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About the Author

Henk Van Woerden, a prize-winning author, was born in the Netherlands in 1947. He moved to South Africa as a child, studied fine art at the University of Cape Town, and in 1968 returned to Amsterdam, where he lives today. The Assassin has been nominated for two major Dutch awards and translated into five languages.

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ISBN 10:  0805066314 ISBN 13:  9780805066319
Publisher: Metropolitan Books, 2001
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