As the conversation continued over refreshments, the mother started opening up about her South African past. Photo: Getty ImagesThe other day I was sitting at a restaurant in Wannsee, Berlin, with a fellow South African who now lives here. We were talking about books, mainly because I would like her to translate my book Dancing the Death Drill into Afrikaans. I’m here in Germany to promote the recently published German translation of the same book.
Then a lady accompanied by a kid, who must have been 11 or 12 years old, politely approached us and said she couldn’t help overhearing what we were talking about.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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