Before I Forget - Hardcover

Brink, Andre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402208669 ISBN 13: 9781402208669

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark, 2007

Synopsis

An unforgettable story of a man's reflection on the a spent loving and the last great love of his life.

Chris Minaar is a distinguished South African writer who has lost his gift for the word. That is, until, he meets Rachel, a woman destined to become the great love of his life, a love greater for being unfulfilled.

Before I Forget is the final act of Chris's creative life; it is the coming together of all the chaotic pieces of his existence. It is much more than the story of how he met Rachel; it is the story of his life and his lifetime of loves. There are brief affairs, extended affairs, even a marriage and in all of them we find Chris retelling his joys and pains in such a way that they move us to tears and beyond.

Erotic, searingly honest, and a profoundly moving novel, this is the history of a life set against the history of a nation and, more than anything, a tribute to lost lovers and our very ability to love at all.

About this title

Review:

"Peter Carey, Garcia Marquez, Solzhenitsyn: Andre Brink must be considered with that class of writer."
--"Guardian

"From the Hardcover edition.

From the Publisher:

A remarkable new novel from a world-class writer about love in all its forms.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1402208669
• ISBN 13: 9781402208669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368