A young doctor's idealism clashes with harsh realities in a rural post-apartheid South African hospital.
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A young doctor's idealism clashes with harsh realities in a rural post-apartheid South African hospital.
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WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE & Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A powerful, taut and intense tale of a friendship overshadowed by betrayal, set against the tawdry hopes and disappointments of a post-apartheid South Africa. When Laurence Waters arrives at his new post at a deserted rural hospital, staff physician Frank Eloff is instantly suspicious. Laurence is everything Frank is not-young, optimistic, and full of big ideas. The whole town is beset with new arrivals and the retu...
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Romance & sex
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Minor references to sexual themes; undercurrents of homoeroticism mentioned.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence depicted; themes of banality and violence in South African life.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor undercurrents of homoeroticism between characters.
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Major focus on post-apartheid South African politics, disillusionment, and social tensions.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor themes of systemic suffering in post-apartheid context.
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