Cape Fever by Nadia Davids (with Gabeba Baderoon)
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In this episode of Pagecast, South African playwright and novelist Nadia Davids joins renowned poet and scholar Gabeba Baderoon for a conversation about her latest novel, Cape Fever.
Cape Fever follows Soraya Matas, a young maid who takes up a position in the beautiful, decaying home of the eccentric Mrs. Hattingh - not far from the Muslim Quarter where she lives with her parents. What begins as a practical arrangement slowly unravels into something far stranger: a ritual of dictated letters, restless spirits, and a bond between two women that threatens the sanity of both.
Set in an unnamed colonial city and drawing on gothic themes, folk tales, and psychological suspense, Cape Fever has been compared to the work of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Daphne du Maurier. It is a story of love and grief, class and power, and the long reach of history into the lives of those history forgets.
Nadia Davids is an award-winning South African author and playwright. Cape Fever is her latest novel and is available now at all good bookstores.
Cape Fever follows Soraya Matas, a young maid who takes up a position in the beautiful, decaying home of the eccentric Mrs. Hattingh - not far from the Muslim Quarter where she lives with her parents. What begins as a practical arrangement slowly unravels into something far stranger: a ritual of dictated letters, restless spirits, and a bond between two women that threatens the sanity of both.
Set in an unnamed colonial city and drawing on gothic themes, folk tales, and psychological suspense, Cape Fever has been compared to the work of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Daphne du Maurier. It is a story of love and grief, class and power, and the long reach of history into the lives of those history forgets.
Nadia Davids is an award-winning South African author and playwright. Cape Fever is her latest novel and is available now at all good bookstores.
