These are not gentle people
Subtitle: a true story
By: Andrew Harding
Publisher: Picador Africa, an imprint of Pan Macmillan South Africa
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Johannesburg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781770106383; 9781770106390
Subjects: Murder; Investigation; Trials (Murder); Race relations
Description: "These Are Not Gentle People is a true story, a courtroom drama, a profound exploration of collective guilt and individual justice. The story of the brutal beating and death of two young men and those accused of committing the crime. Set in the small farming community of Parys in the Free State it is a true story of crime, punishment and redemption. When a whole community is on trial, who pays the price? Award-winning foreign correspondent and author Andrew Harding traces the impact of one moment of collective barbarism on a fragile community ⁰́₃ exposing lies, cover-ups, political meddling and betrayals, and revealing the inner lives of those involved with extraordinary clarity"--Provided by Publisher.