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Synopsis
A powerful contemporary retelling of Heart of Darkness.
One rainy night in Australia, Marlouw’s sister phones with the request that he fetch her son ‘from that bloody country’. And Marlouw, with his club foot and hardened spirit, believes it is his fate to carry out this instruction.
Drenched in sweat after an ominous flight, his exodus takes him through a South Africa where poverty is rife, infrastructure has collapsed, AIDs has become widespread, and corruption reigns. He is told: ‘the whites who’ve stayed on, stay because they’re not able to leave’. Yet still he journeys deeper into the unknown ― past the suffering masses alongside the road to the outer darkness of the rural areas.
There are rumours that Koert is on the old family farm, now in the possession of the family's former workers. That there, guarded and isolated, he has built himself a powerful empire as the King of Meat. Here, on Ouplaas, at the end of Marlouw’s terrible journey, the heart of terror is cut open …
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Eben Venter is the critically acclaimed author of Wolf, Wolf (Scribe, 2015). He was raised on a sheep farm in Eastern Cape, South Africa, and migrated to Australia in 1986. He has won numerous awards for his work, and currently holds an honorary appointment as professional associate in the Institute of English in Africa (ISEA) at Rhodes University.
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Scribe Publications, Australia, London, 2016
ISBN 10: 1925228363
ISBN 13: 9781925228366
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A powerful contemporary retelling ofHeart of Darkness. One rainy night in Australia, Marlouws sister phones with the request that he fetch her son from that bloody country. AndMarlouw, with his club foot and hardened spirit, believes it is his fate to carry out this instruction. Drenched in sweat after an ominous flight, his exodus takes him through a South Africa where poverty is rife,infrastructure has collapsed, AIDshas become widespread, and corruption reigns. He is told:the whites whove stayed on, staybecause theyre not able toleave. Yet still he journeys deeper into the unknown past the suffering massesalongside the road to the outer darkness of the rural areas. There are rumours that Koert is on the old family farm, now in the possession of the family's former workers. That there, guarded andisolated, he has built himself a powerful empire as the King of Meat. Here, on Ouplaas, at the end of Marlouws terrible journey,the heart of terror is cut open . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007603195
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