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This is the seventh novel by a South African author who has consistently written about Africans making their way in a harsh world. His sympathies are broad and his vision profound.
The whole question of the future of the Okavango swamp and its indigenous people is now at the centre of a vibrant southern African debate. The demand for water from the Okavango has led to plans to dam the river in Angola or in Namibia; the need for grazing for Batswana cattle has led to efforts to eliminate the tsetse fly; and hence the encroachment of domestic animals on wilderness areas. The Hambukushu still wander between wetlands in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia, boundaries mean very little to them. Here is a story set at 'the mouth of rivers' like the ancient story of Gilgamesh and the flood. Nature, magic, fetish and ritual rule - just as they ruled 5000 years ago. But the Okavango swamp is threatened today, the Hambukushu people and a unique eco-system are threatened. This is an African story of today.
