| A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid Contributor(s): Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618446591 ISBN-13: 9780618446599 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: A Human Being Died That Night recounts an extraordinary dialogue. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, a psychologist who grew up in a black South African township, reflects on her interviews with Eugene de Kock, the commanding officer of state-sanctioned death squads under apartheid. Gobodo-Madikizela met with de Kock in Pretoria's maximum-security prison, where he is serving a 212-year sentence for crimes against humanity. In profoundly arresting scenes, Gobodo-Madikizela conveys her struggle with contradictory internal impulses to hold him accountable and to forgive. Ultimately, as she allows us to witness de Kock's extraordinary awakening of conscience, she illuminates the ways in which the encounter compelled her to redefine the value of remorse and the limits of forgiveness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002027564 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.54" W x 8.2" (0.47 lbs) 193 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102557 Reading Level: 9.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
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Contributor Bio(s): Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla: - PUMLA GOBODO-MADIKIZELA served on the Human Rights Violations Committee of South Africa's great national experiment in healing, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She lectures internationally on issues of reconciliation. |