Dec 20, 2009
Mehring, the protagonist, a wealthy South African industrialist and amateur farmer. A large, middle-aged man with graying sideburns, Mehring is attractive to women and a popular addition to dinner parties. He is a frequent international traveler and knows much about base metals but nothing about art, music, or poetry. He has many acquaintances but no close relationships or real friends in his life: His wife left him eight years ago, his son and he have nothing to say to each other, his mistress has left South Africa, and the black laborers on the farm...
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