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Tom Sharpe delivers a sharp, satirical portrait of the Hazelstone family’s struggles with the incompetent and cruel provincial police during apartheid. From the lowest constable, Els, to the senior Kommandant van Heerden, the officers are depicted as uniformly inept and unimaginative, ultimately condemning their own arrogance and the harshness of their regime.
First publish date: 1971
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Tom Sharpe
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