Product Description
Sons of Mud
Author: Johan Vlok Louw
Format: Paperback
Sunday Times Literary Award for Fiction 2024
South African Literary Awards: Novel Award 2025
At an army base close to Voortrekkerhoogte in Pretoria, at the height of summer and South Africa’s Border War, 18-year-old recruits endure an appalling drill sergeant bent on turning them into killing machines for the sadf. They are sleep deprived, and tension mounts in this group of disparate individuals – boys from all walks of life – expected to function as a unit.
About the Author
Author of the novel Eric the Brave, Johan Vlok Louw was born in Cape Town. After National Service, he did a stint in banking and spent some time underground in the gold mines. He studied fine art and design, and has worked as salesman, manager, franchise owner, director and chairman. He lives in Gordon's Bay. Johan Vlok Louw is die skrywer van die roman Eric the Brave en is in Kaapstad gebore. Ná nasionale diensplig het hy 'n ruk in die bankwese gewerk en daarna tyd ondergrond in die goudmyne deurgebring. Hy het Skone Kunste en Ontwerp studeer, en gewerk as 'n verkoopsman, bestuurder, konsessie-eienaar, direkteur en voorsitter. Hy woon in Gordonsbaai.
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