Synopsis
Set in the aftermath of the death of Stephen Biko, in both Botswana and apartheid South Africa, Eleanor Morse's novel White Dog Fell From the Sky is a compelling portrait of Africa and of three people whose lives become intertwined in tragic and extraordinary ways - and will appeal to anyone who loved Coetzee's Disgrace.
Botswana, 1976. Isaac Muthethe thinks that he is dead. Forced to flee his country after witnessing a friend murdered by white members of the South African Defense Force, he finds himself, for the first time, in a country without apartheid. Smuggled across the border from South Africa in a hearse, buried in a coffin, he awakens covered in dust, staring at blue sky and the face of White Dog.
Walking along the road into Gaborone, Botswana's capital, White Dog following close behind, a chance encounter with an old school acquaintance changes the course of Isaac's life - as does the job he finds as gardener for a young American woman, Alice Mendelssohn, who has abandoned her Ph.D. studies in order to follow her husband to Africa. But when Isaac goes missing and Alice goes searching for him, what she finds out will change her life and inextricably bind her to this sunburned, beautiful land.
Eleanor Morse has taught in adult education programs, in prisons, and in university systems, both in Maine and in southern Africa. She currently works as an adjunct faculty member with Spalding University's MFA Writing program in Louisville, Kentucky. She lives on Peaks Island, Maine.
Product details
Format :
ePub eBook
ISBN: 9780241962596
Pages : 456
Published : 04 Apr 2013
Publisher : Fig Tree
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