The Trap (20th Century Classics) [Paperback]

Dan Jacobson (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 1988 | Series: 20th Century Classics

First published in the 1950s, these stories are set in South Africa and concern the black-white confrontation there, describing the society from an artistic rather than a journalistic view-point. The central characters are seemingly ordinary people who become involved in incidents which they fail understand, but yet recognize the parts they must play. Both stories dramatize confrontation - between husband and wife, the boss and his boy and between black and white. The author was born in Johannesburg and grew up in Kimberley, South Africa. He has lived in London since the mid-1950s but has revisited South Africa several times.

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'This author is stylish, he tells everything in simple words, but his undertones are subtle...it is quite masterly' -- Observer --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Dan Jacobson was born in Johannesburg to Jewish Lithuanian parents. He has worked as a teacher in London, a journalist in South Africa and has also spent some time on a kibbutz in Israel. He moved to England in 1958 where he pursued an academic career, starting as a lecturer at University College London and becoming Emeritus Professor in 1994. He has also held the positions of vice-chairman of the Literature Panel of the Arts Council of Great Britain (74-76) and Fellow of the Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University in 1981. As a Jew, he has an interest in Old Testament history and many of his books take on Biblical themes. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks (May 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192821075
ISBN-13: 978-0192821072
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,465,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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