The soft vengeance of a freedom fighter / Albie Sachs ; foreword by Desmond Tutu, introduction by Nancy Scheper-Hughes.
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. This intimate and moving account of his r...
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| Summary: | 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. 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 justic. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9780520959446 0520959442 9781306874601 1306874602 0520283627 9780520283626 |