Horseman
Mike Nicol. Vintage Books USA, $15 (210pp) ISBN 978-0-679-76039-9
South African novelist Nicol's latest is an apocalyptic fable of violence and colonialism. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 10/02/1996
Genre: Fiction
Hardcover - 978-0-517-17960-4
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