André Carl Van der Merwe
Auteur de Moffie: A Novel
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de André Carl Van der Merwe
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Van der Merwe, André Carl
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- South Africa
- Lieu de naissance
- Harrismith, South Africa
- Lieux de résidence
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 39
- Popularité
- #376,657
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 5
- Langues
- 1
The writing itself is relatively simple and easy to read, but the material itself is often dark and difficult. The book mostly focuses on Nicholas's army training, which is brutal. The men training the recruits seem to take pleasure in physically and psychologically abusing them to the point that it is borderline torture
This kind of book shows just how far LGBTQ+ rights have come in South Africa over the years. While I'm sure that people still have horrific experiences, this kind of behaviour is now very much illegal and people are protected. This is a book of gay pain and struggle that communicates its message incredibly well. I'm just glad it ends on a slightly more positive note as it looks as Nicholas's life after he leaves the struggles of the army. It's definitely a book I can recommend if you are interested in the experiences of gay men in the army (although hopefully things are much better now).… (plus d'informations)