This is a gripping collection from one of South Africa's best writers, described as 'South Africa's Hunter S. Thompson' by "The Times", his first book since the groundbreaking classic "My Traitor's Heart". For Rian Malan, the blessing of living in South Africa is that every day presents him with material whose richness astounds those who live in saner places. Twenty years after the publication of his bestseller "My Traitor's Heart", he is still strongly committed to the struggle against suffocating political rectitude. Malan eviscerates politicians, provokes rabid fury in Aids activists, pursues justice in the music industry, and exults in the company of an extraordinary cast of characters from truckers to tycoons. This title is suitable for fans of the work of Christopher Hitchens and Robert Fisk; Alexandra Fuller's "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight"; "The Bang Bang Club" by Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva; Andre Brink's "Fork in the Road"; and, Kapuscinski and Coetzee.