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Dear Book People,

Tall Stories and the Book Concierge (and Agatha-Panther , book shop cat ) are pleased to invite you to a conversation between author (and book shop owner) Andre Kruger and Corina van der Spoel.

Die Twee Lewens Van Dieter Ondracek (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Andre Kruger

Spoorwegingenieur Dieter Ondracek word Gerhard Weber nadat hy vlug uit die puin van Nazi-Duitsland. In Suid-Afrika bring twee dinge vir hom hoop op 'n nuwe begin: sy werk by die spoorwee, waar hy weer met sy geliefde "vlamdiere" kan werk, en die buurdogtertjie Kietie en haar ma Magda. Dan daag sy eertydse SS kollega Kurt Wolff op, met dreigemente en gerugte oor ODESSA en Sabine. Dieter/Gerhard besef dat sy verlede uiteindelik besig is om hom in te haal.

Railway engineer Dieter Ondracek becomes Gerhard Weber after he flees the ruins of Nazi Germany. In South Africa, two things bring promise of a new beginning: his job at the railways, where he is once again surrounded by his beloved ”flame beasts”, an d little Kietie and her mother Magda, his neighbours. But when his former SS colleague Kurt Wolff arrives, with threats and rumours about ODESSA and Sabine, Dieter/Gerhard realises that his past has come back to haunt him.

Human & Rousseau : Cape Town (2012).
Royal Octavo. Pictorial Wrappers. Soft Cover.
ISBN-13 978-0-7981-5672-1
Barcode 9780798156721
Languages Afrikaans
Categories Adventure / thriller

"World domination is just a State of Mind".

André Krüger woon in Pretoria, maar kom van Johannesburg. Hy is tans ’n kieskeurige boekhandelaar - hy verkoop allerlei tipes solank hulle van papier gemaak is.

Hy was vroeër ’n te aterplekaanwyser, ontvangspersoon, vertaler, verkoopsman, prokureur en kwasi-professionele student. Tydens ’n uitgerekte, verbete poging om die lewe te ontduik het hy vier grade verwerf. Die Meestersgraad in Filosofie het hom laat huppel, terwyl die regsgrade hom gereeld laat ween het.

André Krüger lives in Pretoria, but comes from Johannesburg. He is a picky bookseller – he sells all types as long as they are made of paper.

He has been theatre usher, receptionist, translator, attorney and semi-professional student. During an extended and dogged attempt to avoid life, he finished four degrees. Of these four, the most pleasurable but also least useful one was a Masters in Philosophy.

Copies of the book will be on sale, wine will be provided by Leopard's Leap and snacks will be provided by Primi Piatti.

Please RSVP to :
tallstories@megaweb.co.za
Agatha-Panther book shop cat and I hope to see you there.