Turbott Wolfe

William Plomer

earliest edition we have, 1980 Ad. Donker, 1993 203 pages

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"William Plomer's first novel, which first appeared in 1926, ignited a firestorm of controversy in his native South Africa. At the novel's center is Turbott Wolfe, a British trader who opens a general store in Lembuland. He befriends many of his black customers but has less luck ingratiating himself with the bigoted whites who have lived in the area for generations. Eventually, Wolfe and his comrades embrace miscegen...

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Turbott Wolfe edition · 2003 · Modern Library · 139 pages
Turbott Wolfe edition · 1993 · Ad. Donker · 203 pages
Turbott Wolfe edition · 1987 · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich · 221 pages
Turbott Wolfe edition · 1985 · Oxford University Press · 215 pages
Turbott Wolfe edition · 1980 · Ad. Donker · 203 pages

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