Living in South Africa — Speaking the Truth About South Africa for 300 Days

Author: Liu Xue
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The book tells a true and bizarre story with thrilling plot twists, vivid characters, and simple yet vivid language. It is a highly readable, documentary-style legendary novel. Before going abroad, Liu Xing worked as a contractor, owned a motorcycle shop, and was a member of the provincial photography association, achieving some fame. Perhaps driven by an innate sense of "wandering" and "adventure," with some money, he picked up his camera and traveled the world. In 2000, he, only left his job and ventured into South Africa alone. Liu Xing originally just wanted to change his "way of living." But unexpectedly, fate seemed to conspire against him. Through an introduction, he "dated" a white South African girl named Cassie, from meeting to marriage took only three days. On their wedding night, their emotional and physical connection had to be facilitated by a "translator," with condoms being translated into masks. Fate seemed destined to be unlucky; just as he had recently obtained a South African "green card," his "foreign wife" vanished like the wind, and an unexpected "divorce" left him penniless. Forced by circumstances, Liu Xing "sold" his beloved camera, sold hats at fishing port, and became a "human advertisement" for Kodak. In desperation, Liu Xing fell into a gambling den run by a Chinese-Taiwanese businessman, serving as a "card monitor." After leaving the "tiger's den," Liu Xing mistakenly fell into the South African "underworld." The book presents a panoramic view of a colorful society, including singers and dancers, shark hunters, and the ruthless violence of gangsters. The story is true, bizarre, with thrilling plot twists, vivid characters, and simple yet vivid language. It is a highly readable, documentary-style account.