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^ Read # The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter by Albie Sachs ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter This intimate and moving account of his recovery traces the gradual recuperation of his broken body and his triumphant reentry into the world, where his dream of soft vengeance was realized with the achievement of democracy in South Africa. This book captures the spirit of a remarkable man: his enormous optimism, his commitment to social justice, and his joyous wonder at the life that surrounds him. A new preface and epilogue reflect on the making of Abby Ginzberg’s documentary film titled
| Title | : | The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.99 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 024613674X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
This book will make everyone who reads it more aware of the urgency of the need for total change. Because he is a gifted writer, Albie Sachs's account of his slow physical rehabilitation is fascinating. "Sachs has written a highly personal and sensually explicit odyssey concerning his own damaged body at the same time as writing a book imbued with apparently undaunted idealism concerning his damaged mother-country South Africa." -- Times Educational Supplement"This is an extraordinary book: courageous, horrifying, sad, and funny. We share his pain, his difficulty in relearning to walk, his ingenuity in tying shoelaces and his tie with his left hand alone. It will also deepen our admiration for Albie Sachs and the thousands of others who have shown such amazing courage in fighting evil." -- Times (London)
This intimate and moving account of his recovery traces the gradual recuperation of his broken body and his triumphant reentry into the world, where his dream of soft vengeance was realized with the achievement of democracy in South Africa. This book captures the spirit of a remarkable man: his enormous optimism, his commitment to social justice, and his joyous wonder at the life that surrounds him. A new preface and epilogue reflect on the making of Abby Ginzberg’s documentary film titled Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa. (For information about the film, see softvengeancefilm.). On April 7, 1988, Albie Sachs, an activist South African lawyer and a leading member of the ANC, was car-bombed in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, by agents of South Africa’s security forces. His right arm was blown off, and he lost sight in one eye
Five Stars Excelent to read as a colombian citizen that whants peace!. Back from the brink Albie Sachs has been an activist within the South African African National Congress (ANC) for most of his adult life and, for that very reason, the apartheid state sent someone to assassinate him in Mozambique in 1988. He survived but lost his right arm as a result of the attack. This book is a witty and moving account of his attempt to regain his health and ta. An Amazing Book by and about an Amazing Person This is an amazing book by and about an amazing person. Albie Sachs shows the philosophical outlook that made the Truth and Reconciliation process work in South Africa in the course of telling a story about his being blown up by a car bomb planted by the Apartheid regime in South Africa and his recovery process. He is a fabulous story teller, never sensationali
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