{"product_id":"moffie-andre-carl-van-der-merwe-9781609450502","title":"Moffie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gay South African endures military conscription during the Angola Bush War in this autobiographical novel of persecution and hope--An \"electrifying debut\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNicholas van der Swart always knew he was different, but to avoid the violent punishments that come with being gay in Apartheid South Africa, he has carefully kept his true self a secret. By the standards of his brutal father and the machismo culture of Afrikaners, \"moffies\" like him deserve nothing but scorn.\u003cbr\u003eThen, at nineteen years old, Nicholas is drafted into the South African army. He soon finds himself caught in a world entirely at odds with his identity, forced to fight for a cause he doesn't believe in. Here, he will face the hatred and violence of his tormenters, but will also experience his first glimmers of love, and finally find the strength to survive.\u003cbr\u003eA long overdue account of Apartheid South Africa's criminalization of homosexuality, André Carl van der Merwe's acclaimed debut novel is the basis for the critically acclaimed film \u003cem\u003eMoffie\u003c\/em\u003e, directed by Oliver Hermanus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andre Carl Van Der Merwe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609450507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609450502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/29\/2011","brand":"Andre Carl Van Der Merwe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050531254527,"sku":"9781609450502","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f778fe59-b0eb-492d-b222-28e91b4d85e9.jpg?v=1685007780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moffie-andre-carl-van-der-merwe-9781609450502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}