{"product_id":"the-soft-vengeance-of-a-freedom-fighter-paperback","title":"The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbie Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDesmond Tutu\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eNancy Scheper-Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 7, 1988, Albie Sachs, an activist South African lawyer and a leading member of the ANC, was car-bombed in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, by agents of South Africa's security forces. His right arm was blown off, and he lost sight in one eye. This intimate and moving account of his recovery traces the gradual recuperation of his broken body and his triumphant reentry into the world, where his dream of soft vengeance was realized with the achievement of democracy in South Africa. This book captures the spirit of a remarkable man: his enormous optimism, his commitment to social justice, and his joyous wonder at the life that surrounds him. A new preface and epilogue reflect on the making of Abby Ginzberg's documentary film titled \u003ci\u003eSoft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa.\u003c\/i\u003e (For information about the film, see www.softvengeancefilm.org.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've never read anything quite like this book: wild, loving, sad, with humor striking deep as emotion.--Nadine Gordimer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[An] extraordinary man, a living testimony to the belief that the human spirit can overcome all adversity. . . . That [Sachs] survived not just to exist but to make so fulsome a contribution to the life of a new, altogether better South Africa is a triumph.\"--\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A highly personal and sensually explicit odyssey . . ., a book imbued with apparently undaunted idealism.\"--\u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbie Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e was Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2009. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Free Diary of Albie Sachs\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Alchemy of Life and Law\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468087542013,"sku":"9780520283626","price":64.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/UUUwbzZPcDdJblI4cGtZWHUwdmRhUT09.webp?v=1777285329","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-soft-vengeance-of-a-freedom-fighter-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}