Hond se gedagte

It is 2025, a fortnight before the Rugby World Cup final, in a near future where a platform called SocialEyes is pushing out Facebook, Britain has a king, and rugby remains South Africa's religion in more than a figure of speech. Fleur de Villiers, a fearless freelance reporter who loves good food and dislikes rugby men, needs money and agrees to write the life of the Springbok captain, Katstert Nel, for an old friend. Before her interviews are done she senses that something is being kept from her. Her hunch draws her into the realm of the rugby union and the mysterious Corpus Christi, where faith calls the tune, and where the game's roots reach back to ancient rites. Much of what she learns comes over drinks at her favourite haunt, a bar called Popol Vuh.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Set in

South Africa

First published

2019 by Human & Rousseau

Author's age

67 when first published

ISBN

9780798179294 (original)