Jacques Strauss
For eleven-year-old Jack Viljee, apartheid Johannesburg is a rational and simple place. Whether heâ€™s picking fights with his little sister or fretting over his possibly gay best friend, Jack can always depend upon Susie, his familyâ€™s black maid, for a word of sympathy and approval.Â The Viljee household, in its small way, mimics the politics of South Africa.Â But Jackâ€™s little world is upset by the arrival of Percy, Susieâ€™s teenaged son. When Percy catches Jack in a shameful moment, Jack discovers that even small acts of revenge can have unimaginable consequences. Subversively smart and unapologetically funny, Jacques Strauss's The Dubious Salvation of Jack V. is a powerful debut from a fearlessly original voice.
Fiction,Cultural,Africa,Young Adult,Coming Of Age,Southern Africa,South Africa
The Dubious Salvation of Jack V.: A Novel