[Review of] Henk van Woerden. The Assassin: A Story of Race and Rage in the Land of Apartheid. Translated by Dan Jacobson.

Authors

Ashton Wesley Welch

Orginal Publication Date

2004

Journal Title

Ethnic Studies Review

Volume

27

Issue

esr/vol27/iss1

First Page

110

Last Page

111

Comments

Inclusion/Exclusion

Abstract

This small volume deserves to be read by those engaged in the study of modern South Africa. It also has interests for students of biography. The Assassin: A Story of Race and Rage in the Land of Apartheid is the first biography of Demitrios Tasfendas. Were it not for his assassination of Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, the South African Prime Minister, Tsafendas most likely would not have merited even a historical footnote. The Assassin saved Tsafendas from the historical anonymity accorded to the assassins of 20th century notables such as the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Princess Sophie, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy.

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