AFRIKA, TATAMKHULU — Bitter Eden

Arcadia Books. 2002. (ISBN: 9781900850704). Paperback, 8.8 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches. Paperback in good condition. 2002 Arcadia edition. Bitter Eden is based on Tatamkhulu Afrika's own capture in North Africa and his experiences as a prisoner-of-war in World War II in Italy and Germany. As gripping as Kiss of the Spider Woman, this frank and beautifully written novel deals with three men who see themselves as 'straight', but who must negotiate the emotions that are brought to the surface by the physical closeness of survival in the male-only camps. The complex rituals of camp life and the strange loyalties and deep bonds between the men are compellingly depicted. Bitter Eden is a tender, bitter, powerful book, of lives inexorably changed, of a war whose ending does not bring peace. - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 1-900850-70-2 1900850702. Used: Acceptable.