Justin Cartwright was sent on a journalistic assignment to cover the 1995 World Cup Rugby in South Africa, where he grew up. This is the story of his return and travels there. His part-autobiographical, part-sports commentary, part-cultural account is infused with unusual insights. He watches a rugby match with a Soweto gangster Godfrey Moloi, and analyzes the parliamentary rugby team at the same time. He draws on his knowledge of South Africa and ponders all kinds of conundrums from the national cultural dilemma to the ...
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Justin Cartwright was sent on a journalistic assignment to cover the 1995 World Cup Rugby in South Africa, where he grew up. This is the story of his return and travels there. His part-autobiographical, part-sports commentary, part-cultural account is infused with unusual insights. He watches a rugby match with a Soweto gangster Godfrey Moloi, and analyzes the parliamentary rugby team at the same time. He draws on his knowledge of South Africa and ponders all kinds of conundrums from the national cultural dilemma to the enormous size of the Springbok's derrieres.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 0x0x0; Publication of 192 pages. The dust jacket and boards are in near fine condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author First edition, first prnt. Signed by Cartwright on the title page. Digital photo of Cartwright at the Cheltenham Festival of Literature booksigning event laid-in. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Cartwright's first non-fiction boom.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed by Justin Cartwright on the title page with no inscription; a bit of edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collecitible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.