July's PeopleFor years, it has been what is called a ‘deteriorating situation'. Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family - liberal whites - are rescued from the terror by their servant, July, who leads them to refuge in his native village. What happens to the Smaleses and to July - the shifts in character and relationships - gives us an unforgettable look into the terrifying, tacit understandings and misunderstandings between blacks and whites. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 6 |
Section 3 | 19 |
Section 4 | 22 |
Section 5 | 29 |
Section 6 | 41 |
Section 7 | 62 |
Section 8 | 70 |
Section 13 | 110 |
Section 14 | 124 |
Section 15 | 131 |
Section 16 | 149 |
Section 17 | 159 |
Section 18 | 169 |
Section 19 | 174 |
Section 20 | 190 |
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