Conton William 1925 2003 (1 results)

Condition: VERY GOOD. Early printing. a paperback. The first novel by this Gambian/Sierra Leonean writer and educator - partially autobiographical, it follows Kisimi Kamaraa from his remote village in West Africa, through his education by missionaries and in England where he meets Greta, a white South African girl, but prejudice puts an end to their growing friendship. Shocked and embittered, Kisimi returns home to dedicate his energies to the struggle for independence, becoming a political leader, but then giving up his position to travel incognito to South Africa in search of revenge, only to find his hate turned to pity. The twelfth title in the prestigious Heinemann African Writers Series. 213 pp. Very good in orange illustrated wrappers (usual toning to the pages, small peeled spot on back cover, prev owner's name).…