The Quiet Violence of Dreams
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0795701209 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 457 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the Author SELLO DUIKER, an advertising copywriter, grew up in Soweto and East London. He lives in Gauteng. Thirteen Cents, his first novel, was awarded the 2001 Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best First Book, Africa Region. He graduated from Rhodes University, majoring in Journalism and Art History.
Five Stars real inside into some real person. "Its complicated" according to Yoyo. I read this a while back, and i found this book beautifully complicated! Its a must read if you can hold your focus.
. He lives in Gauteng. He graduated from Rhodes University, majoring in Journalism and Art History. SELLO DUIKER, an advertising copywriter, grew up in Soweto and East London. Thirteen Cents, his first novel, was awarded the 2001 Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best First Book, Africa Region
The novel explores Tshepo-Angelo's coming to consciousness of his sexuality, sexual orientation, and place in the world.. Desperate for an income, he finds work at a male massage parlour, using the pseudonym Angelo. The relationship with his flatmate deteriorates and Tshepo loses his job at the Waterfront. He now works as a waiter and shares an apartment with a newly released prisoner. The Quiet Violence of Dreams is set in Cape Town's cosmopolitan neighborhoods - Observatory, Mowbray and Sea Point - where subcultures thrive and alternative lifestyles are tolerated. He escapes but is returned to the hospital and completes his rehab