Star Eater: A Novel

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dc.contributor.advisorCoovadia, Imraan
dc.contributor.authorHall, Kerstin
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-28T07:41:38Z
dc.date.available2020-02-28T07:41:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2020-02-27T12:03:23Z
dc.description.abstractElfreda Raughn will avoid pregnancy if it kills her. A baby girl would grow up to eat her alive, and a boy, well, members of the Sisterhood don’t have boys. When a senior government official offers her a way out of the monthly sexual rites, the temptation is too great and El strikes a risky deal. She will act as a spy against her own Order in exchange for access to illegal sterilization procedures. But far more is at stake than El realizes, and her own secrets are at risk of being discovered. Star Eater is a 103 000 word secondary world fantasy novel about power, trauma and justice. It explores the burdens and stresses of mother-daughter relationships against a background of political intrigue and environmental crisis. It is also, fundamentally, a novel about friendship.
dc.identifier.apacitationHall, K. (2018). <i>Star Eater: A Novel</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31372en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHall, Kerstin. <i>"Star Eater: A Novel."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31372en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHall, K. 2018. Star Eater: A Novel. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31372en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hall, Kerstin AB - Elfreda Raughn will avoid pregnancy if it kills her. A baby girl would grow up to eat her alive, and a boy, well, members of the Sisterhood don’t have boys. When a senior government official offers her a way out of the monthly sexual rites, the temptation is too great and El strikes a risky deal. She will act as a spy against her own Order in exchange for access to illegal sterilization procedures. But far more is at stake than El realizes, and her own secrets are at risk of being discovered. Star Eater is a 103 000 word secondary world fantasy novel about power, trauma and justice. It explores the burdens and stresses of mother-daughter relationships against a background of political intrigue and environmental crisis. It is also, fundamentally, a novel about friendship. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Creative Writing LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2018 T1 - Star Eater: A Novel TI - Star Eater: A Novel UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31372 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/31372
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHall K. Star Eater: A Novel. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31372en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literature
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectCreative Writing
dc.titleStar Eater: A Novel
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMA
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