Weaving together many ideas about reconciliation after war, this novel introduces characters151;mostly artists and activists151;who, after the liberation of South Africa, try to understand what they fought for and why. At the center of the story is a South African dance troupe that has recently returned from Chile. Broadening the debate, the members of this group report on160;violence against native people on another continent and160;provide a parallel that enlarges the South African perspective.