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Nov.26.2012 "Is to the historical novel what David Lynch was to the TV drama" That pleasing assesment of The Book of War comes from a recent review. "Eventually, we realise we are in the Cape Colony during the relentless 100-year Xhosa wars, but Whyle’s nomenclature is archaic and foreign. Its estrangement makes his story universal. The reduction of context, a peeling away...	Sep.14.2012 From the Reviews - The Book of War "A brilliant, unforgettable debut." The Times. "One is thrown ... into the heart of the action, in a state of dread and fascination induced by the dire events, the pristine setting and the perfection of the writing." Mail & Guardian. "Cuts to the bone." GQ South Africa "Can be reckoned with...
Sep.04.2012 Blood Meridian and The Book of War " You give full credit to Cormac McCarthy for inspiring your harrowing novel, The Book of War. What made you decide to pay tribute to him in this novel, and how did the marriage of your “kid’s” journey coincide with the Eastern Cape Frontier Wars? What made you choose this era in particular...	Aug.24.2012 The Book of War in the US The Book of War is now available in the US via AfricanLookBook "A BRILLIANT, unforgettable debut. Steeped in carnage..." Andrew Donaldson in The Times: "... one is thrown, like them, into the heart of the action, in a state of dread and fascination induced by the dire events, the ...
May.18.2012 The Book of War The Book of War is slowly making its way in the world and has had two published responses. Writing in The Times of Johannesburg, Andrew Dondaldson called it "a brilliant, unforgettable debut, steeped in carnage..." In the Pretoria News, John Boje gave his assesment: "a stunning debut...