{"product_id":"fathers-and-fugitives-paperback","title":"Fathers and Fugitives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. J. Naudé\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichiel Heyns\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A masterly, hypnotic book I read in just two sittings.\"--Edmund White\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA propulsive, enigmatic novel that moves fluidly between London, Germany, Belgrade, Cape Town, and Tokyo, \u003cem\u003eFathers and Fugitives\u003c\/em\u003e is a formally inventive and emotionally charged book about fatherhood and family, loyalty and betrayal, inheritance, loss, and belonging. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstranged from his elderly, senile father, Daniel nonetheless returns to South Africa to care for him during his final months. Shortly after arriving in Cape Town, however, Daniel learns of an unusual clause in the old man's will: he will inherit his share of his father's estate only if he spends time with Theon, a cousin whom he hasn't seen since they were boys, and who lives on a sprawling farm in the Free State. With the conditions bearing on Daniel's inheritance shifting in real time, Theon and Daniel travel to Japan to seek out an experimental cure for the son of the woman Theon lives with. The trip will change their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eS.J. Naudé's masterful novel is many things at once: a literary page page-turner full of vivid, unexpected characters and surprising twists; a loving and at times shockingly raw portrayal of its protagonist's complex psyche; and a devastatingly subtle look into South Africa's fraught recent history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Coolly funny, frequently surprising and in parts almost overwhelming in its emotional force...One of the best novels of the year.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267222880505,"sku":"9798889661375","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/FV6Bvu5uB89798889661375.webp?v=1768862409","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fathers-and-fugitives-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}