Publisher's Synopsis
Author has a cult following in the US and an international reputation. More than 15,000 sold in English. Widely reviewed on first publication: "[Wicomb's] prose is vigorous, textured, lyrical. . . . a sophisticated storyteller." --Bharati Mukherjee, New York Times Book Review "Wicomb deserves a wide American audience, on a par with the fabulous reception her white countrymen Nadine Gordimer and J. M. Coetzee have received."--Wall Street Journal Previously available in US an UK, published by Pantheon and Virago, respectively. OP Since mid 1980's. Combined sales of 20,000.
