Set in Pretoria, South Africa. Reviewed on 2017/06: https://www.instagram.com/p/BVmoOj7BjjF/
This is my first #vladislavićbook and I’m very much looking forward to reading more and more. There seems to be a very simple premise and story here: a #stranger moves into a vacant lot and the more comfortable #neighbors next door do not know what to do. Well at least not initially! Because quickly through the story the power relations and roles get somehow reversed. Is the stranger now living in the comfortable #home ? How did he get there? What happens to the idyllic couple? And what is the meaning of #homeless in this situation? Given the fact that Vladislavic is #southafrican you get how political and how much of a metaphor this tale is when it comes to #belonging#ownership and #restitution in the post #apartheid era. #highlyrecommended#postinginsteadofworking #thefolly#ivanvladislavic #ivanvladislavić #vladislavic#southafricanliterature #land #fable#coexistence
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