Gaea Schoeters is a Belgian Dutch speaking writer, journalist and librettist.
Surprisingly the writer of this strong manly book is a woman who has never visited Africa.
Hunter White a very rich New Yorker, buys a licence to go to Africa to kill a black rhinoceros to complete his trophy collection of big five.
During the hunt things go wrong and the story becomes dark and disturbing.
The book questions colonial attitude, power and the wealthy westerners who see Africa as a playground. Money can buy even human life.
The idea of hunting not only animals but humans (big six).
There is the moral contrast between traditional life of the tribe, their respect for nature and survival and the westerner cruelty of hunting for sport.
As a reader I felt as a prey hunted by the writer. Fortunately I survived.
Susan Opdebeeck
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