Books like In the Heart of the Country by J. M. Coetzee

Professor David Lurie, a divorced academic in South Africa, faces professional exile after an affair with a student and retreats to his daughter Lucy's isolated farm, where the fallout of a violent encounter threatens their fragile existence.

A 19th‑century New York novel about inheritance, social standing, and the delicate dynamics between fathers and daughters, set against the backdrop of courtship and family life on Washington Square.

"Ever since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation. In one of the most miraculous events of the century, the oppressive system of apartheid was dismantled. But how could this country - one of spectacular beauty and promise - come to terms with its ugly past? How could its people, whom the oppressive white government had pitted against one another, live side by side as friends and neighbors?"--BOOK JACKET. "To begin the healing process, Nelson Mandela created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by the renowned cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Established in 1995, the commission faced the awesome task of hearing the testimony of the victims of apartheid as well as the oppressors. In this book, Antjie Krog, a South African journalist and poet who has covered the work of the commission, recounts the drama, the horrors, the wrenching personal stories of the victims and their families. Through the testimonies of victims of abuse and violence, from the appearance of Winnie Mandela to former South African president P. W. Botha's extraordinary courthouse press conference, this award-winning poet leads us on an amazing journey."--BOOK JACKET.

Par une romancière sud-africaine de talent, une plongée dans l'enfer quotidien - violence et suspicion - du racisme. L'héroïne est la fille d'un médecin blanc, condamné à la prison à vie, pour avoir organisé la lutte politique contre l'apartheid.

When Colombian lawyer Antonio Yammara becomes entangled in the mysterious past of ex‑pilot Ricardo Laverde, a series of murders, drug trafficking and a relentless pursuit of truth thrust him into a world of danger and obsession.