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A relative of the architect of apartheid who left the country offers his observations on his return, discussing the extremists that continue to divide the country

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1 author picked My Traitor's Heart as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is almost a response to, or continuation of, Marq de Villiers’ historical account: one young man’s reflections on returning from exile to a country that had only recently rejected Apartheid.

It’s a deeply personal work in which the author grapples with his conscience as well as the wider culture in which he grew up.

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