The Hoplite Journals (Complete in One Volume)

<p>This compendium edition of all three volumes of Martin Anderson's <em>The Hoplite Journals</em> evokes events and places largely in South East and South Asia as well as the West exploring allegiances and identities within the troubled context of mostly colonial and ex-colonial possessions.</p><p><br></p><p>Comments on the first two parts of this work- </p><p><br></p><p>Anderson ... (a Hoplite mercenary of the dominant culture) ... has the ability to write prose rich in meaning ... I enjoyed the need to concentrate as I once enjoyed that requirement when I read Samuel Beckett ... When rereading passages of <em>The Hoplite Journals</em> I did so for the sheer pleasure of reading. For that I am most grateful. -Carolyn van Langenberg <em>Jacket</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Impressive ... The writing very fine and sustained. It stands alongside an array of writing done so superbly in the time of the Raj for the most part [and is] redolent of the 'Fall' of empire and the tragic consequences that brought about ... There is a disintegrating sparagmatic atmosphere but a strong sense of human sympathy nonetheless [and] many a meditation on the ultimate philosophical issues.-Nathaniel Tarn</p>