2006 Nominated
The Persistence of Memory
ABOUT
THE BOOK
The precocious Paul Sweetbread, cursed with a perfect memory, is born into the civilized Jewish world of Johannesburg in the twilight of apartheid, becomes a veteran of the secret war in Angola and Namibia, and is eventually forced to appear before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, with astonishing results.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
South Africa
Original Language
English
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Nominating Library