
The Covenant
A Novel
James A. Michener(Author)
Dial Press Inc.,U.S.
Published on 10. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
1200 pages
978-0-8129-8669-3 (ISBN)
Description
James A. Michener's masterly chronicle of South Africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents who carve an empire out of a vast wilderness. From the Java-born Van Doorn family tree springs two great branches: one nurtures lush vineyards, the other settles the interior to become the first Trekboers and Afrikaners. The Nxumalos, inhabitants of a peaceful village unchanged for centuries, unite warrior tribes into the powerful Zulu nation. And the wealthy Saltwoods are missionaries and settlers who join the masses to influence the wars and politics that ravage a nation. Rivalries and passions spill across the land of The Covenant, a story of courage and heroism, love and loyalty, and cruelty and betrayal, as generations fight to forge a new world.
Praise for The Covenant
"A prodigious endeavor . . . Nowhere else could an American reader unfamiliar with South Africa get so full an understanding of its problems in so engaging a form."-The New York Times Book Review
Praise for The Covenant
"A prodigious endeavor . . . Nowhere else could an American reader unfamiliar with South Africa get so full an understanding of its problems in so engaging a form."-The New York Times Book Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
MAPS; LINE DRAWINGS; GENEALOGICAL CHARTS
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8129-8669-3 (9780812986693)
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James A. Michener