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A haunting international literary tale of love, loss, and second chances from celebrated South African novelist Craig Higginson.
South African playwright Hannah Meade arrives in London for the opening night of her new play. She has arranged to meet Pierre, the student she was in love with when she taught English in Paris. During their time together, they lied their way towards truths they were too young and inexperienced to endure. Perhaps this time they will have a second chance.
As the reader is drawn from contemporary London back to Paris on the eve of the war in Iraq, the mystery of past events is brought to vivid life in a series of dramatic, intriguing and deeply moving encounters. Written in layered, stark prose, The White Room lays bare many of our assumptions about language, identity, memory, loss and love. From the pen of one of South Africa's most celebrated contemporary authors, this literary novel is a must-read for fans of evocative, thought-provoking fiction.
South African playwright Hannah Meade arrives in London for the opening night of her new play. She has arranged to meet Pierre, the student she was in love with when she taught English in Paris. During their time together, they lied their way towards truths they were too young and inexperienced to endure. Perhaps this time they will have a second chance.
As the reader is drawn from contemporary London back to Paris on the eve of the war in Iraq, the mystery of past events is brought to vivid life in a series of dramatic, intriguing and deeply moving encounters. Written in layered, stark prose, The White Room lays bare many of our assumptions about language, identity, memory, loss and love. From the pen of one of South Africa's most celebrated contemporary authors, this literary novel is a must-read for fans of evocative, thought-provoking fiction.
A haunting international literary tale of love, loss, and second chances from celebrated South African novelist Craig Higginson.
South African playwright Hannah Meade arrives in London for the opening night of her new play. She has arranged to meet Pierre, the student she was in love with when s...
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About the author
Craig Higginson is an internationally acclaimed writer who lives in Johannesburg. His plays have been performed and produced at the National Theatre (London), the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Trafalgar Studios (on London's West End), Next Theatre (Chicago), the Market Theatre (Johannesburg) and several other theatres and festivals around the world. Craig's novels include Last Summer (M-Net Literary Award finalist), The Landscape Painter (winner of the UJ Main Prize for South African Literature in English), The Dream House (winner of the UJ Main Prize, shortlisted for the Sunday Times Fiction Award) and his new novel, The White Room. Craig's novels and plays have won several awards in the UK and South Africa, including the Sony Gold Award in the UK and an Edinburgh Fringe First.
Craig Higginson is an internationally acclaimed writer who lives in Johannesburg. His plays have been performed and produced at the National Theatre (London), the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Trafalgar Studios (on London's West End), Next Theatre (Chicago), the Market Theatre (Johannesburg) and...
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