This fourth novel from the South African polymath inhabits a
territory somewhere between Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Lowry's
Under the Volcano, with a bit of de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom thrown
in for good measure. The plot revolves around Felix, an alcoholic
who runs a theatre in darkest Africa. When the local tyrant, Duma,
is deposed, the people explode into freedom, enjoying orgiastic
parties which would make Caligula blush. At the same time, Felix
becomes obsessed with Alys, the innocent daughter of decadent
party-animal Charlie. The point Sher is seeking to make is not
always clear, though one suspects it's something to do with the
dualism of human nature and the corruption of power. Hardly
original themes, but Sher never fails to impress with the sheer
breadth and scope of his talents as writer, actor and artist.
(Kirkus UK)
Felix runs a large, run-down theatre in the heart of Africa. Returning home after a drying-out cure, he finds he is sober, but the world seems drunk. The dictator, Duma, has been deposed, and people are indulging their newfound freedom in every possible way. Master of ceremonies of the tiny expat community is Charlie, a handsome and wealthy doctor whose famous parties are modelled on ritual. As Felix sets out to help the actress-singer Kaz track down the killer of her son - a victim of Duma’s regime - he travels through a feverish and mutable society where beauty and terror live side by side, where both man and beast are embarked on feeding frenzies of gratification, where the barriers between past and present keep shifting, and where, at any moment, the Great Dictator himself threatens to reappear.
THE FEAST explores the conflict between appetite and imagination in the human spirit, viewed against an epic, surreal portrait of Africa, and of Theatre. Graphic, violent and funny it is a quite brilliant study of purity versus decadence.
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