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Karoo Boy

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  • "Ein wunderbar anrührender Coming-of-Age-Roman aus dem Süden Afrikas Weihnachten 1976. Durch einen tragischen Unfall verliert der vierzehnjährige Douglas seinen über alles geliebten Zwillingsbruder. Die Familie zerbricht. Douglas zieht mit seiner Mutter aus dem lebensfrohen Kapstadt ins südafrikanische Hinterland, wo die Apartheid noch das Leben der Menschen bestimmt. Dort trifft Douglas seine erste große Liebe, die ihm den Sinn am Leben zurückgibt."
  • "After a freak accident, Douglas's twin brother is dead, and his family's fragmentation begins. His mother packs up their home in Cape Town and takes him to a tiny backwater town in the semi-desert Karoo region, where she withdraws into her painting. Douglas, a city kid in an insular community, makes only two friends: a beautiful girl named Marika, with her adventurous spirit and tyrannical father; and an old garage worker named Moses, with his junkyard Volvo and dreams of driving away to Cape Town. Against the backdrop of the bitter conflict of 1970s South Africa, Douglas develops a clearer insight into himself and his place in the world, a world where dreams and reality meet in a surprising twist. Blazing with color and light, Karoo Boy offers a sensuous and lyrical evocation of South Africa that leaves a lasting impression and ultimately ends on a note of hope."
  • "Troy Blacklaws’s acclaimed debut novel is the remarkable story of a boy coming of age in the wake of tragedy When Douglas’s 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. Douglas’s mother retreats into her painting, leaving Douglas to fare for himself in a small village that is wary of outsiders. 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."
  • "Als in het Zuid-Afrika van de jaren '70 op een dag zijn tweelingbroer dodelijk wordt getroffen door een cricketbal en zijn vader vervolgens verdwijnt, verandert het leven van een blanke puber drastisch."

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  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Advance copies (Publishing)"
  • "Uncorrected proofs (Printing)"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Roman sud-africain de langue anglaise"
  • "Bildungsromans"
  • "Bildungsromans"@en

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  • "Karoo Boy"@en
  • "Jongen uit de Karoo"
  • "Karoo Boy A Novel"
  • "Malindi Roman"
  • "Karoo boy a novel"
  • "Malindi : Roman"
  • "Karoo boy"@en
  • "Karoo boy"
  • "Karoo boy : roman"

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