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Christopher Hope
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Christopher Hope, FRSL (born 26 February 1944) is a South African novelist and poet who is known for his controversial works dealing with racism and politics in South Africa. His son is violinist Daniel Hope.
Quotes
I prefer the liberation and release of laughter to the boring repetition of tragedy and melodrama.
Christopher made this statement during an interview with The Guardian news
Everything I’ve written has been an answer to that.
Christopher made this statement during an interview with The Guardian news
I go back again and again, to try to find out where I come from.
Christopher made this statement during an interview with The Guardian news
I’ve spent my entire life looking for something like home.
Christopher made this statement during an interview with The Guardian news
I write not to change the world but to undermine it.
Christopher made this statement during an interview with The Guardian news
One should celebrate irreverence, and pay no respect to power.
Christopher made this statement during an interview with The Guardian news
My mother's generation felt they belonged, and that they owned whatever they could see.
Christopher made this statement during an interview with The Guardian news
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Category:1944 births
Category:Living people
Category:Novelists from South Africa
Category:Poets from South Africa
Category:Living people