500 Great Books By Women discussion

Fiela's Child, Dalene Mathee, [translated from Afrikaans by unknown], 1986, South Africa, NOVEL

"...Through vivid details and characters, with a true storyteller's ability to create a world while spinning a tale, Dalene Mathee takes us into the dark Knysa woods, where elephants wreak revenge and foresters chop down the trees that are their future, and onto the plains, where ostriches represent financial freedom as Fiela struggles against racism. Through Benjamin/Lukas's search for his identity, Fiela's Child shows us a land composed of white and black, of opportunism and motherly love."

(E.B., p. 165)