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Troy Blacklaws's acclaimed debut novel is the remarkable story of a boy coming of age in the wake of tragedy. When his twin brother dies in a freak accident, Douglas's life begins to unravel. His mother leaves his father, taking Douglas with her to live in the Karoo region, a harsh desert landscape that is a far cry from Cape Town and the seaside life Douglas has always known. In this small village that is wary of outsiders, he makes two friends who change his life forever: a beautiful girl named Marika and an old man named Moses. Immersed in rich language and vivid detail, and set against the backdrop of 1970s South Africa, Karoo Boy is the story of a young man finding his way in the midst of chaos and loss.
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“Karoo Boy is told in the voice of a spectacularly young male protagonist, who in his own way is as captivating and memorable as Holden Caulfield.” —John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
“A beautifully evocative coming-of-age story.” —Bryce Courtenay, author of The Power of One
“The most colorful book I have ever read.” —Chris Martin, Coldplay “A sunburst of a novel, Blacklaws’ coming-of-age story, set in 1970s South Africa, sparkles with a small boy’s wonderment.” —Vanity Fair
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“A beautifully evocative coming-of-age story.” —Bryce Courtenay, author of The Power of One
“The most colorful book I have ever read.” —Chris Martin, Coldplay “A sunburst of a novel, Blacklaws’ coming-of-age story, set in 1970s South Africa, sparkles with a small boy’s wonderment.” —Vanity Fair
Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country was the novel that stirred me to write of Africa. I still hear Mister Slater’s resonant, textured voice reading from the novel all those years ago in Paarl Boys’ High, while I stared out the window and dreamt of being a writer.
I wrote Karoo Boy partly as a reply to Disgrace, as I found Coetzee's South Africa relentlessly bleak. I have not shied away from violence and cruelty, but have focused on a sensuous, filmic evocation of South Africa, ending on a note of hope.
I wrote Karoo Boy partly as a reply to Disgrace, as I found Coetzee's South Africa relentlessly bleak. I have not shied away from violence and cruelty, but have focused on a sensuous, filmic evocation of South Africa, ending on a note of hope.
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- PublisherOpen Road Media
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1480417823
- ISBN 13 9781480417823
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