Eben Venter
Autor de Wolf, Wolf: A Novel
Obras de Eben Venter
Decima (ENG) 2 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1954
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- South Africa
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 11
- Miembros
- 85
- Popularidad
- #214,931
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 33
- Idiomas
- 2
- Favorito
- 1
The narrative of Wolf, Wolf shifts between the perspectives of Benjamin, Mattie and Mattie’s boyfriend Jack, a school teacher at a private school. It a story about manhood, love, family and legacy – not only that which a father passes on to a son, but also in relation to South Africa’s struggles with a post-apartheid society.
The translation by Michiel Heyns from Eben Venter’s Afrikaans has received much praise but unfortunately I struggled with the dense prose from the first pages and couldn’t seem to find a rhythm in the narrative to suit me. I persevered until the end, but with little enjoyment.… (más)