Green Man Flashing
Author | : Mike Van Graan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 99 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0620458259 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780620458252 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: It is six weeks before the country's second elections in 1999. Gabby Anderson, a white personal assistant, alleges she has been raped ... by her boss, a black, high-profile government minister with an impeccable anti-apartheid struggle record. Sent to persuade her not to go through with the charges is Gabby's former husband, Aaron Matshoba, the party's major trouble-shooter.How do past tensions between Aaron and Gabby affect the situation? What does Inspector Abrahams know that will impact on Gabby's attitude? How will her lawyer and long-time friend Anna advise Gabby, and why? What will Gabby be offered in exchange for dropping the charges? What will she decide?Green Man Flashing is a fast-paced political thriller that takes on the challenge of deep moral and political questions for which there are no ready answers, and certainly no easy ones.In a remarkable instance of life imitating art, the events depicted in the play were to become real-life drama in all the South African news media.