by Adriaan van Dis · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789045702445
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«Tikkop» is the novel by Adriaan van Dis, published in paperback by Augustus in 2010 (221 pages, in Dutch).
Mulder and Donald, former students who opposed apartheid, resume their friendship forty years later. In the new South Africa, one settles in the Cape and the other lives in a fishing village plagued by corruption, unemployment and the drug tik; both try to give a future to a talented young addict.
The protagonist of «Tikkop», Mulder, had appeared before in «De wandelaar» (2007) by Adriaan van Dis. The novel was nominated for the Libris Literatuurprijs 2011.
For readers of literary fiction interested in South African history and novels about memory, friendship and betrayal.
Adriaan van Dis is a Dutch author. He debuted in 1983 with the novella Nathan Sid. In 1995 his book Indische Duinen, which in its narrative is a follow-up to his debut novella, was also awarded several prestigious literary awards.
