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Christopher Hope

    26 februari 1944

    Deze auteur duikt in complexe maatschappelijke kwesties via zijn literaire werken. Zijn geschriften, die poëzie en proza omvatten, richten zich vaak op een kritische analyse van politieke systemen en de menselijke relaties daarbinnen. Hij deelt zijn inzichten verder via andere genres, waaronder reisverslagen en biografieën, wat de reikwijdte van zijn literaire interesses verbreedt. Zijn proza wordt gekenmerkt door scherpte en het vermogen om tot nadenken aan te zetten over de complexiteit van de wereld.

    Jimfish
    Shooting Angels
    Conundrum
    The Cafe de Move-on Blues
    White Boy Running
    Services Operations Management
    • This text presents the ideas and concepts necessary to describe and understand the different facets of operations management in service operations environments.

      Services Operations Management
    • White Boy Running

      • 288bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen
      4,5(2)Tarief

      The classic memoir of growing up in South Africa during the apartheid regime from literary tour de force, Christopher Hope.

      White Boy Running
    • The Cafe de Move-on Blues

      • 336bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen
      4,0(1)Tarief

      From one of South Africa's finest writers comes a powerful exploration of politics, race and population in the post-Apartheid era.

      The Cafe de Move-on Blues
    • Conundrum

      • 371bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen
      3,8(11)Tarief

      An important, non-partisan book for our times, examining minutely but constructively why government spending ultimately fails the taxpayer.

      Conundrum
    • Shooting Angels

      • 259bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen
      2,5(2)Tarief

      Shooting Angels is Christopher Hope's first novel since My Mother's Lovers and builds on this startling return to form.

      Shooting Angels
    • From one of South Africa's finest novelists comes a glittering and vivid fable of politics and power.

      Jimfish
    • My Mother's Lovers

      • 442bladzijden
      • 16 uur lezen
      3,3(16)Tarief

      When Kathleen dies, her only son returns to Johannesburg to carry out her final wishes. Her legacy, which he must deliver in person, includes a cache of firearms for a former apartheid enforcer; a wig that once belonged to a Liberian boy soldier; and her knitting needles, which he must present to Bamadodi, the Rain Queen.

      My Mother's Lovers
    • A Separate Development

      • 208bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen
      3,1(24)Tarief

      Harry Moto must pass as a "coloured" on the underside of society, following a sexual escapade with the rich which forces to live as a fugitive. This is the first novel of Christopher Hope, who is better known for his poetry and as a winner of the Cholmondeley Award.

      A Separate Development
    • Funny, moving and sharply ironic, My Chocolate Redeemer is a novel full of intellectual fireworks and red-herrings, from the award-winning South African author Christopher Hope.

      My Chocolate Redeemer
    • Christopher Hope, a South African author, has crafted a diverse literary career since relocating to London in 1975. His notable works include twelve novels, such as the Whitbread Novel Award-winning Kruger’s Alp and the Booker shortlisted Serenity House. In addition to fiction, he has written acclaimed non-fiction, including his autobiography, White Boy Running, and the award-winning travel book Moscow! Moscow!. His journalism features influential pieces on significant historical figures like Dr. Verwoerd and Milosevic, showcasing his versatile storytelling and insightful commentary.

      Brothers Under The Skin: Travels in Tyranny