{"product_id":"the-power-of-one-bryce-courtenay-2006","title":"The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Power of One (Collectible Penguin Australia Edition, 2006)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBryce Courtenay's Celebrated Coming-of-Age Novel of a Boy and Boxing in Racially Divided South Africa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Power of One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bryce Courtenay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780143004554\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0143004557\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Group (Australia) edition, 2006. First published by William Heinemann Australia, 1989; Penguin Books Australia, 1997.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated laminated paper wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback) format, thick volume. Australian Penguin edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The laminated pictorial wrappers show honest signs of handling. The spine carries a visible vertical crease line with some white creasing and loss of colour along its length. The front cover has diagonal crease lines near the lower right corner and a further crease near the top right, with light rubbing and slight wear to the lower corner. The back cover shows some edge wear and a small scuff near the bottom left. The edges are slightly rubbed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is intact and tight. The page edges are toned to a yellow-tan colour. The sampled text pages are clean, with no markings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Power of One, first published in 1989, follows Peekay, an English-speaking South African boy, from 1939 to 1951. Growing up in a racially divided country, he dreams of becoming welterweight boxing champion of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelped by friendships and the advice of a boxing champion, Peekay grows in strength and resolve, and eventually confronts his childhood enemy, the Judge, in a fight for justice. Courtenay describes it as a novel rather than a memoir, though many readers see it as loosely based on his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book became the author's best-known work, selling over eight million copies and appearing in eighteen languages. It won a British Book Award in 1990 and was adapted as a film in 1992. This 2006 Penguin Australia paperback is a good used copy of a modern classic of South African-set fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Bryce Courtenay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBryce Courtenay was born in South Africa on 14 August 1933 and died in Canberra on 22 November 2012. He worked in advertising in Sydney for more than thirty years before becoming a full-time writer, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Power of One is his best-known novel. Its sequel Tandia appeared in 1991, and his novel Jessica was adapted as a television miniseries. 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