Country of My Skull
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Krog captures the complexity of South Africa's Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in a personal narrative, taking the reader beneath the big movements of the Truth Commission and beyond, into the heart of what it means to be a South African today. Originally published by Jonathan Cape.
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My personal problem with this book, and I accept that this is entirely a matter of opinion, is Krog's tendency to inject far too much of herself into the narrative. The astonishing, horrifying stories that were told at the TRC are more than enough without Krog's introspective personal experiences and perspective woven throughout.
On the other hand, it's Krog's book, and her prerogative. Her own story of her coverage of and reaction to the TRC is deserving in itself, and as an account of how the TRC affected those closely attached to it, I'm sure it is of interest to many. But in reading about the TRC, I wanted Krog to report the news, not be the news. Of all the books written about the TRC, I guess this was the wrong one for me.
