Tag Archives: Country of My Skull

Focus on the perpetrator

Posted on March 15, 2016 by gcoly

Country of My Skull is a nonfictional book by Afrikaner author Antjie Krog. It primarily deals with the findings of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that operated in the wake of the end of the apartheid system … Continue reading →

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The TRC and narratives in Krog Ch. 8

Posted on March 11, 2016 by mmagnero

In Ch. 8 of Antjie Krog’s Country of My Skull, “Guilt Is on the Move with All Her Mantles,” Krog recounts the multiple versions of the Mutase murders heard by the amnesty committee. Reflecting on these testimonies, Krog writes, “Oral … Continue reading →

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