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Set in a small town in the Northern Transvaal just before the 1948 election that brought the National Party and its apartheid policy to power, the story follows Charlie Hendricks, a fictional representation of Bosman himself, who arrives in Willemsdorp to take up a position as a journalist.
The novel is a dark satire of South African society during the Union period, using the small-town setting to reflect broader social and moral issues. Bosman's portrayal of the town's inhabitants and their interactions reveals a rather unpleasant picture of the national context2. The book was initially censored due to its critical response to racist ideologies and police brutality