Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Bram Fischer: Afrikaner Revolutionary
    Unavailable
    Bram Fischer: Afrikaner Revolutionary
    Unavailable
    Bram Fischer: Afrikaner Revolutionary
    Ebook834 pages24 hours

    Bram Fischer: Afrikaner Revolutionary

    By Stephen Clingman

    3.5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    Meticulous and finely crafted, this biography of Abram Fischer follows the South African lawyer's journey of conscience and personal transformation. Born into one of the most prominent Afrikaner nationalist families, Fischer nevertheless made his name as an antiapartheid activist noted for his defense of antiapartheid figures in major trials, including Nelson Mandela. In 1966, he himself was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political activities. Before his sentencing he had spent nine months underground, in disguise, evading a nationwide manhunt. What had brought him to these circumstances? What led to his untimely death after nine years in prison? In answering these and other questions, this book delves into the lives of Fischer and his wife Molly and goes beyond them to examine more than 100 years of South African history, the courtroom drama of South Africa's great political trials, and the political intrigue of the 1960s and beyond. Weaving the personal and public, Stephen Clingman's biography is an account of tragedy and transcendence, showing how the miracle of South Africa's transition to democracy was deeply connected to the legacy of Bram Fischer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependent Publishers Group
    Release dateMay 1, 2018
    ISBN9781431407545
    Unavailable
    Bram Fischer: Afrikaner Revolutionary

    Related to Bram Fischer

    Related ebooks

    Biography & Memoir For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Past To Present

      Jul 20, 2022

      Past To Present
      6 min read

    • Article

      Back Draft: Clint Smith

      May 3, 2021

      Back Draft: Clint Smith
      10 min read

    • Article

      Meet The Author

      Jan 12, 2021

      How did you come to write the book? In the beginning I didn’t want to write about myself. I wanted this broad stroke of talking about African-American customs and traditions through the lens of intergenerational trauma and fear. That was something t

      2 min read

    • Article

      Out Of The Past

      Mar 1, 2018

      Out Of The Past
      8 min read

    • Article

      Chris Bohjalian

      Apr 12, 2021

      Chris Bohjalian
      12 min read

    • Article

      Degrees Of Separation

      Oct 14, 2021

      I have a very low threshold for sentimentality. This has never made much sense to me, given my love for Shakespeare’s sonnets, Irish drama and Charlotte Brontë. Then again, I also love British drama, Russian literature and Chris Rock, all of which co

      3 min read

    • Article

      Talk to the Practitioner: Kathleen Alcalá

      Feb 25, 2023

      In the summer of 2010, I learned about Sephardic Jews and Crypto-Jews all at the same time. In my previous 35 years, I’d never even considered anything other than the European Jew, and the only Jews of color I knew were adoptees who’d been adopted in

      6 min read

    • Article

      Talk to the Practitioner: Kathleen Alcalá

      Feb 25, 2023

      In the summer of 2010, I learned about Sephardic Jews and Crypto-Jews all at the same time. In my previous 35 years, I’d never even considered anything other than the European Jew, and the only Jews of color I knew were adoptees who’d been adopted in

      6 min read

    • Article

      Stacy Schiff

      Dec 15, 2017

      Stacy Schiff
      26 min read

    • Article

      Past In To Present

      Aug 3, 2023

      Past In To Present
      6 min read

    • Article

      Books

      Jul 18, 2022

      Books
      6 min read

    • Article

      This Thing Feels Alive: The Millions Interviews Brad Fox

      Sep 3, 2021

      There’s baggage in every identity. If I only write about men, that’s unbearable and wrong. Taking on another perspective is fraught, which means you have to devise an ethics about it. The post This Thing Feels Alive: The Millions Interviews Brad Fox

      8 min read

    • Article

      When Writing a Biography Becomes a Race Against Death

      Feb 22, 2017

      Of all the conversations I had while writing my most recent book, I remember one particular exchange distinctly. The man I was speaking with told me that his friend had died just days before, and the news, oddly, caused us both to laugh. It was, of

      4 min read

    Reviews for Bram Fischer

    3.5/5

    5 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words