Morenga: Novel Paperback – June 30, 2005

had higher expectations for this historical fiction,Peter Cataldo, Rome, NY

I found this book nearly unreadable....I had read a review of this book and had expectations that it would be an interesting historical novel in the tradition of The Piano Tuner and Fragrant harbor, two books that I had read recently but instead this book is composed of fragment of diaries and German military archival material. There is very little "story" and what little there is I found disjointed and diffcult to follow. This may be due to the translation but I think not -- I would not recommend this book at all.

Mooi boek. Behandeld op een speelse wijze de schrijnende (Duitse) historie van Namibië eind 19de begin 20ste eeuw.Engelse vertaling is uitstekend.Neiging om het boek in een ruk uit te lezen.