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  • Paperback: 196 pages
  • Publisher: Open Letter (June 24, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1934824771
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934824771
  • Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars“Moths are elusive. That’s why they’re so good at surviving in extreme conditions.”
By Mary Whipple HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on July 8, 2014
Format: Paperback
Voorspoed, a small rural “dorp” in the center of South Africa in 1994, is about to experience a whole new way of life with the election of Nelson Mandela as the new President of the country. The tensions and the uncertainty among the primarily white residents are palpable here, and they run constantly in the background of the novel. Only rarely, however, do they intrude directly since the novel is primarily the character study of a scientist who does not know who she is. Newly translated into English by Iris Gouws and the author, The Elusive Moth captures a unique period in a small rural community in which no one can be quite sure who is really in charge.

Karolina Ferreira, an entomologist who is searching for a rare moth, arrives in Voorspoed, where she summered twenty five years ago, and it is her experiences there in 1994 that drive this character-based novel. With her parents dead and her sister far away, Karolina is alone. She hikes through the veld each day with a fellow scientist, also new to town, who is seeking unusual plants for possible use as new cures for diseases, but Karolina herself, like the country, is at loose ends. “She had long withdrawn from this place, there was nothing here to which she might attach herself now.” She no longer knew anyone, and many of the familiar buildings were gone.

Using the hotel bar and snooker room as the town’s central gathering place, Karolina meets many men (like a moth to a flame?) but few women. She does observe lovers having illicit affairs, and she enjoys dancing every Saturday night with one man with whom she rarely even talks. Over time, their dancing gradually becomes more and more frantic, until eventually she experiences a kind of dance-induced euphoria. “She no longer expected immediate gratification.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 stars... isn't my normal type of read the book wasn't horrible by any means
By Krys M. on September 2, 2015
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While this isn't my normal type of read the book wasn't horrible by any means. Just not my cup of tea. In most parts it held my attention while in others it was kind of slow.
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