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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Kanan Makiya; Jan Kavan; Breyten Breytenbach; Breyten Breytenbach |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lawrence Weschler |
| ISBN: | 0226893936 9780226893938 |
| OCLC Number: | 37836274 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xii, 199 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Oedipus in Samara -- The trials of Jan K. -- A horrible face, but one's own. |
| Responsibility: | Lawrence Weschler. |
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Abstract:
A collection of narratives examining the stories of three expatriates - an Iraqi, Czech and an Afrikaner - who have suffered for speaking out in opposition to the totalitarian regimes holding sway in their homeland. The book explores the nature of modern totalitarianism and exile.
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