{"product_id":"riotous-assembly-paperback","title":"Riotous Assembly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Sharpe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Sharpe's savagely funny first novel is set in South Africa, where the author was imprisoned and later deported.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational \u003cem\u003ecrime passionnel\u003c\/em\u003e, the hasty, rude members of the South African police force are soon upon the scene: Kommandant van Heerden, whose secret longing for the heart of an English gentleman leads to the most memorable transplant operation yet recorded; Luitenant Verkramp of the Security Branch, ever active in his search for Communist cells; Konstabel Els, with his propensity for shooting first and not thinking later--and also for forcing himself upon African women in a manner legally reserved for male members of their own race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the course of the bizarre events that follow, we encounter some very esoteric perversions when the Kommandant is held captive in Miss Hazelstone's remarkable rubber room; and some even more amazing perversions of justice when Miss Hazelstone's brother, the Bishop of Barotseland, is sentenced to be hanged from the ancient gallows of the local prison.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot a \"political\" novel in any previously imagined sense, \u003cem\u003eRiotous Assembly\u003c\/em\u003e provides a completely fresh approach to the horror of South Africa--an approach at once outrageous and startling in its deadpan savagery. Along with \u003cem\u003eIndecent Exposure\u003c\/em\u003e, this does for South Africa what Swift's \u003cem\u003eA Modest Proposal\u003c\/em\u003e did for Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 249\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.25 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693849677887,"sku":"9780871131430","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/575e816f425eb38d36de2b10b1d231f9.webp?v=1765000174","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/riotous-assembly-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}