Dark ecology and the representation of canids in Deon Meyer's Fever.
Deon Meyer's post-apocalyptic novel, Fever, opens with Nico Storm, the narrator, and his father being attacked by dogs. Nico is only thirteen years old, but is forced to shoot the dogs to rescue his father. This incident sets the scene for the rest of the novel. It characterises Nico and his father...
| Published in: | Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 121 - 134 |
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