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Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White Paperback – October 7, 1986

by Joseph Lelyveld (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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Drawing on his tours in South Africa as a correspondent for the "New York Times," the author details the absurdities, rationalizations, inequities, and cruelties of apartheid, showing what it means to suffer and survive under the restrictions of racial separation
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  1. Print length
    390 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Penguin Books
  4. Publication date
    October 7, 1986
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0140093265
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0140093261
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Lelyveld, who was a New York Times correspondent in South Africa, examines that country's racial policies and their devastating effects in this Pulitzer Prizewinning account. He maintains that South Africans and foreigners who believe in the reform process display "substantial elements of duplicity,deceit, faulty assumptions and purposeful blindness." PW called this"a book of power and compassion."
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; Published in Penguin Books 1986 edition (October 7, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 390 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140093265
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140093261
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.01 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 7.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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Keith L. June
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2019
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I was first introduced to this book years ago while I was in college. It provides a powerful and indeed detailed perspective of
Apartheid and South Africa. Since those years, I've been able to visit South Africa nd see first hand some of the things Mr. Llevelt discusses in the book.. While the book was written about South Africa in the 80's, I think there are a great many observations and lessons that are still quite useful today.
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Ilene P. Cohen
5.0 out of 5 stars an amazing book
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2013
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This book has great relevance for the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Indeed, Lelyveld even references Israel in the book, which was published in 1985.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2015
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Well satisfied with the purchase. Thank you.
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Dhunno
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Account of Apartheid
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2011
I read this book with only a sketchy idea of what apartheid was. To me apartheid was like a version of the caste system based on race. But this book reveals otherwise - it is worse. Being a black in South Africa in those days must have been unbearable. The author's style is similar to V.S. Naipaul's - that of reporting on a country through engaging with the locals. Only Naipaul is in a different league when control over the English language is concerened. But that does not diminish the value of this book. It is an excellent read. I only wish the author had written a sequel to this book after the end of apartheid.
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Kimbo
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2011
Bought this book for my girl friend who recently went to south Africa on a mission trip. it was her Christmas gift, but since its a few weeks away i decided to read the book for myself. The text does get a little dry and long winded at times, but overall i think its a well written book and gives an Excellent Account of Apartheid. I'm satisfied with the buy and i know aince she is a reader she will enjoy the book and think its special since it has something to do with things she is interested in.
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Newton Ooi
2.0 out of 5 stars Did not deserve the Pulitzer Prize
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2004
I like reading works by Nobel Prize winning authors, and works that won the Pulitzer Prise. They usually are very good. But this one was a disappointment. The aim of this book was to portray life in South Africa under apartheid, for both blacks and whites, rural and urban. It accomplishes this, but after ~350 pages of extremely dense and boring text. I had read other books on South Africa and apartheid prior to reading this one, and found this to be the most boring. The text is incredibly long-winded, and dry at times. This is probably why the book is out of print. There are too many instances when the author interjects the text with his own reflections and opinions.

I would not recommend this book to someone who has no prior knowledge of apartheid. The book's method of explaining the institution is quite roundabout. I also would not recommend this book to someone who already knows about South Africa apartheid, and wants to know more. The book is more like an extended diary of a journalist in the land than a formal treatise or history text.
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Reviewed in Germany on September 14, 2014
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Alison Julie Bond
3.0 out of 5 stars clinical and without heart
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2010
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I read this book due to the fact that it was mentioned in Rian Malan's My Traitors Heart. I was extremely impressed as how easy it was to find and purchase this book through Amazon, as it is out of print and not possible to purchase in any store.
I am a White South African who grew up in South Africa in the 60's and 70's and was drafted in to military service where I served in the townships and the border, something I could not change. So, I feel qualified to remark on this book.
I can't say I found the book enlightening or gripping as it was pure `clinical investigative journalism' without heart. Even though I felt Rian Malan's book was one sided, it at least had passion and heart in each chapter. It is ironical that even know I come across `foreigners' who think they are knowledgeable, but have very little insight into what it was really like to live and be part of a era that can not be compared to any other in history. As a South African living abroad now, I am in awe of Nelson Mandela and only wish some of our present leaders could display and rule with the dignity and morality show by him. I only pray that his light and vision will not go out when he is no longer with us in South Africa.
South Africa is the `Rainbow Nation' and I pray that all South Africans can in future generations come together as one and build a safe and secure home for all as this is Africa at its best.
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