The Journey Man – Chris Marais-signed copy

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Condition: Good. Coffee cup stain on cover. Internally in very good condition.

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Travels through the world of reporter Chris Marais

The Journey Man parachutes you back into the South Africa of the 1970s and the years leading up to the country’s first democratic elections in 1994.

It was a time when Hillbrow hummed to a different tune. When the coolest newspaper in town was the Rand Daily Mail, and the naughtiest publication around was Scope Magazine

It was a time of nipple stars, test-pattern TV and the Soweto Uprising, as Grand Apartheid began to unravel. When the Silver Creek Mountain Band lit the night up with their magic fiddles, Eric Clapton came to visit and the Carlton Hotel was nearly blown up by three rough diamonds.

This was the era when Chris Marais plied his trade, first as a staff reporter for the Rand Daily Mail and then as an award-winning journalist for Scope. These are his stories.

How many of you remember Scope magazine? That “raunchy” mag with great writing from back in the day? Or Style? A paean to gorgeousness in the 80s and 90s…

Great journalism comes in sometimes surprising places, and one who contributed greatly to their popularity is Chris Marais. In his time, Chris has been a deadline-crazy newspaper reporter for some top South African titles (including the Rand Daily Mail), a magazine investigative journalist (Scope Magazine) and editor (Living Africa Magazine), winning a number of media awards along the way.