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In White Boy Running , Christopher Hope explored how it felt and looked to grow up in a country gripped by an 'absurd, racist insanity'. On a road trip thirty years later, Hope goes in search of today's South Africa; post the evils of apartheid, but also post the dashed hopes and dreams of Mandela, of a future when race and colour would not count. He finds a country still in the grip of a ruling party intent only on caring for itself, to the exclusion of all others; a country where racial divides are deeper than ever. As the old imperial idols of Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger are literally pulled from their pedestals in a mass yearning to destroy the past, Hope ponders the question: what next? Framed as a travelogue, this is a darkly comic, powerful and moving portrait of South Africa—an elegy to a living nation, which is still mad and absurd. Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize,2019 'Hope writes with extraordinary exuberance and invention.' - Literary Review In White Boy Running, Christopher Hope explored how it felt and looked to grow up in a country gripped by an 'absurd, racist insanity'. In The Cafe de Move-on Blues, on a road trip thirty years later, Christopher goes in search of today's South Africa; post-apartheid, but also post the dashed hopes and dreams of Mandela, of a future when race and colour would not count. He finds a country still in the grip of a ruling party intent only on caring for itself, to the exclusion of all others; a country where racial divides are deeper than ever. As the old imperial idols of Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger are literally pulled from their pedestals in a mass yearning to destroy the past, Hope ponders the question: What next? Framed as a travelogue, this is a darkly comic, powerful and moving portrait of South Africa - an elegy to a living nation, which is still mad and absurd. Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize,2019 'Hope writes with extraordinary exuberance and invention.' - Literary Review In White Boy Running , Christopher Hope explored how it felt and looked to grow up in a country gripped by an 'absurd, racist insanity'. In The Cafe de Move-on Blues , on a road trip thirty years later, Christopher goes in search of today's South Africa; post-apartheid, but also post the dashed hopes and dreams of Mandela, of a future when race and colour would not count. He finds a country still in the grip of a ruling party intent only on caring for itself, to the exclusion of all others; a country where racial divides are deeper than ever. As the old imperial idols of Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger are literally pulled from their pedestals in a mass yearning to destroy the past, Hope ponders the W hat next? Framed as a travelogue, this is a darkly comic, powerful and moving portrait of South Africa - an elegy to a living nation, which is still mad and absurd. In White Boy Running, Christopher Hope Explored What It Looked Like And Felt To Grow Up In A Country Gripped By An 'absurd, Racist Insanity'. On A Road Trip Thirty Years Later, Hope Goes In Search Of Today's South Africa; Post The Evils Of Apartheid, But Also Post The Dashed Hopes And Dreams Of Mandela. He Finds A Country Still In The Grip Of A Ruling Party Intent On Only Caring For Itself To The Exclusion Of All Others. Far From Being A Country Where Race Issues Have Been Eradicated, The Racial Divides Permeate Everything, With Particular Consequences For The Once Powerful White Minority, Whose Very Existence There Is Now In Question. As The Old Imperial Idols Of Cecil Rhodes And Paul Kruger Are Literally Pulled From Their Pedestals In A Mass Yearning To Destroy The Past, Hope Ponders The Question, What Next? Framed As A Travelogue, This Is A Powerful And Moving Portrait Of South Africa - And An Elegy To A Living Nation, Which Is Still Mad And Absurd. In White Boy Running, Christopher Hope explored what it looked and felt like to grow up in a country gripped by an 'absurd, racist insanity'. Now comes Cafe de Move-on Blues, Hope's contemplation of the situation white South Africans find themselves in today, post-Apartheid. Emigration is accelerating at a rate never seen before, diasporas are spreading from Winnipeg to Wimbledon, and the spectre of neighbouring Zimbabwe looms large as violence spreads. As one by one, the old imperial idols, from Cecil Rhodes to Paul Kruger, are pulled from their pedestals, Hope ponders the question: 'Who is next?' In this intimate and powerful portrait of race, politics and people in South Africa today, Hope, yet again, uses his mesmerising prose to get to the heart of the issue, and to reveal what can be done to stem the flow of whites leaving the rainbow nation -- Bookseller's description In White Boy Running , Christopher Hope explored how it felt and looked to grow up in a country gripped by an "absurd, racist insanity." On a road trip 30 years later, Hope goes in search of today's South Africa; post the evils of apartheid, but also post the dashed hopes and dreams of Mandela, of a future when race and color would not count. He finds a country still in the grip of a ruling party intent only on caring for itself, to the exclusion of all others; a country where racial divides are deeper than ever. As the old imperial idols of Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger are literally pulled from their pedestals in a mass yearning to destroy the past, Hope ponders the what next? Framed as a travelogue, this is a darkly comic, powerful and moving portrait of South Africaan elegy to a living nation, which is still mad and absurd. Christopher Hope grew up in a South Africa defined by violence and racism, and he would later become one of the most trenchant critics of the apartheid government. Thirty years after he left to live in self-imposed exile in London, Hope returns for a road trip, longing to discover what became of the country of his birth. Instead of the promise of Nelson Mandela's vision, however, he finds a nation not of equality and democracy, but one in the iron grip of a corrupted ruling party; a place where racial divides and tensions are deeper than ever. As the old imperial idols of Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger are literally pulled from their pedestals in a collective yearning to destroy the past, and as any hope for the future is seemingly extinguished by political incompetence and malfeasance, Hope ponders the question : what next?" From one of South Africa's finest writers comes a powerful exploration of politics, race and population in the post-Apartheid era.