Advance Reading Copy in paperback of first American edition. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Fine condition. "Chris Minaar is a distinguished South African writer who has lost his gift for the word--that is, until he loses Rachel, the last great love of his life. BEFORE I FORGET is Chris's final creative act. It is an assembly of all the beautiful and ugly pieces of his existence, defined by the women he has loved. There have been brief affairs, extended relationships, and a tragically ended marriage, all of which have left their indelible marks. Erotic, candid, and elegiac, this is the history of a man's life set against the history of a nation and, more than anything, it is a rich tribute to the beauty and power of love." [publisher copy] "BEFORE I FORGET is a novel by a writer at the peak of his craft."--Times Literary Supplement (London). "There is so much grace, dignity and passion fused in Brink's work that, compared to it, most contemporary novels will seem spare and lacking, mean-spirited or horribly self-indulgent."--San Francisco Chronicle. "Peter Carey, Garcia Marquez, Solzhenitsyn: Andre Brink must be considered with that class of writer."--Guardian. Pristine paperback ARC w/sharp corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine & no jacket as issued.

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Titel: Before I Forget [Advance Reading Copy]
Verlag: Sourcebooks Landmark
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 1402208669
ISBN-13: 9781402208669
Einband: Soft cover
Auflage: Special Edition
Zustand: Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

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An unforgettable story of a man's reflection on the a spent loving and the last great love of his life.

Chris Minaar is a distinguished South African writer who has lost his gift for the word. That is, until, he meets Rachel, a woman destined to become the great love of his life, a love greater for being unfulfilled.

Before I Forget is the final act of Chris's creative life; it is the coming together of all the chaotic pieces of his existence. It is much more than the story of how he met Rachel; it is the story of his life and his lifetime of loves. There are brief affairs, extended affairs, even a marriage and in all of them we find Chris retelling his joys and pains in such a way that they move us to tears and beyond.

Erotic, searingly honest, and a profoundly moving novel, this is the history of a life set against the history of a nation and, more than anything, a tribute to lost lovers and our very ability to love at all.

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Andre Brink, has been nominated for the Nobel three times, shortlisted for the Booker twice and won the Commonwealth prize three times. Andre Brink stayed in South Africa to see his novels become the first Afrikaans works banned by the government. Before I Forget is his sixteenth novel.

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