Thirteen Minutes - Notes, Half - truths And A Few Incidents

"I was born in the Republic of South Africa. I understand two of the languages that are spoken in the Republic of South Africa. One can buy pecan nut pie at the Spar in the Republic of South Africa. You can also buy Afrikaans newspapers there. You do need a car, though, if you want to go from Middelburg to Bronkhorstspruit, or vice versa. You also need a car for other reasons. If a man is 32 years old and he doesn't have a car, it wouldn't make a difference that he has lived in Northeast Asia for seven years, nor would it matter that he can speak broken Chinese, or even that he has written a two-in-one book that can prop up a bracket-less anti-glare filter at just the right height against a computer monitor.
All that will matter is that he does not have a car - which means he's not much better than a tramp."* * * * * * * * * * *If someone had to write a review of this book, he or she would have said it's his most accessible book to date, even commercially marketable, although still not intended for the mass market, and still not intended for children.