A Human Being Died That Night
by Pumla Gobodo-Madikize
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- ISBN 13
- 9781846270536
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Synopsis
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.
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- Seller
- Bonita (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1846270537.G
- Title
- A Human Being Died That Night
- Author
- Pumla Gobodo-Madikize
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1846270537
- ISBN 13
- 9781846270536
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- This edition first published
- September 1, 2006