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Eddie鈥檚 Bastard: A Novel

Eddie鈥檚 Bastard: A Novel

William Kowalski
Role: Author
A widely sold and translated winner of the 2001 Ama-Boeke Award in South Africa

Steeped in imagery and threaded with lyricism, Eddie鈥檚 Bastard is William Kowalski鈥檚 debut novel and recipient of the Ama-Boeke Award. It is a novel of discovery, of a young man鈥檚 emergence into the world, and the endless possibilities it offers. Through the tales of his ancestors, his own experiences, and the unforgettable characters who enhance and enliven his adolescence, Billy learns of bravery and cowardice, of life and death, of the heart鈥檚 capacity for love and for unremitting hatred, eventually grasping the meaning of family and history and their power to shape destiny.