A far cry : the making of a South African : an autobiography

The autobiography of Mary Benson, a white South African writer known for her work against apartheid, whose life illustrates a public and personal drama. She describes her early years spent in Hollywood and her life as a dedicated worker againest apartheid. Cover ......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright ......Page 4 Contents ......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Glossary ......Page 9 Part I: Escaping ......Page 10 1 From Pretoria to Hollywood......Page 12 2 To the War......Page 23 Part II: Learning ......Page 46 3 Alan Paton ......Page 48 4 Michael Scott ......Page 58 5 Tshekedi Khama ......Page 95 Part III: Returning ......Page 106 6 Treason? A Sacred Trust?......Page 108 7 The African National Congress......Page 128 8 To Mississippi and Back......Page 154 9 Bram Fischer......Page 171 10 Athol Fugard and the Eastern Cape......Page 195 11 A Threat to the State?......Page 215 Part IV: Exile ......Page 226 12 Thonas Stubbs......Page 228 13 Return to Pretoria......Page 233 Appendix ......Page 245 Index......Page 256 Photographic Plates ......Page 130