An Act of Terror

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An Act of Terror

First edition
Author	Andre Brink
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Summit Books
Publication date	1991
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	834 pp
ISBN	0-671-74858-0
OCLC	24543771
Dewey Decimal	823 20
LC Class	PR9369.3.B7 A65 1992

An Act of Terror is a novel by Andre Brink, first published in 1991. This novel is about a young Afrikaner who is drawn into a conspiracy to assassinate the president of South Africa. The attempt fails, leaving innocent bystanders dead in its wake. The Afrikaner flees consumed with grief but still convinced of the rightness of his actions.