Ingrid Winterbach (Books)

Ingrid Winterbach Books

Ingrid Winterbach is a South African author whose literary contributions are primarily crafted in Afrikaans. Her writing is recognized for its stylistic sophistication and its deep exploration of complex human relationships and societal themes. Winterbach's work offers an unflinching look at the human psyche and societal conventions, often delving into issues of identity, memory, and the search for meaning within a post-colonial landscape. Her prose is rich and layered, demanding a discerning reader who appreciates subtle nuances and symbolic depth.

The shallows

268 pages
10 hours of reading

Painter Nick Steyn moves to the City Bowl in Cape Town after separating from his partner, Isabel. A young boarder moves in with Nick and they soon become friends. But one night she does not come home, and his attempts to trace her come to nothing. A few weeks later the prosperous artist Buks Verhoef makes an offer on Nick's house. Is there a connection between these evnts, and if so, could Nick's former friend, Victor Shoeman, the author of the outrageous novel The Shallows, have a hand in them?. A parallell narrative concerns a nameless Stellenbosch woman who is writing a monograph on the famous Olivier brothers. One day she witnesses the murder of Buks Verhoef in a coffee shop; soon thereafter a sinister man starts stalking her. Could this also be Victor Shoeman?"