The masteplan : a novel /
Reiner de Graaf.
- Reprinted, 2022
- 314 pages ; 20 cm.
"To the brave journalist of A Verdade"
When asked to design the capital of a young African republic, Rodrigo Tomás sees the opportunity of a lifetime. Eager to outshine his famous father he accepts, but he soon discovers that not all is what it seems… Chronicling the trajectory of an architect craving recognition, 'The Masterplan' delivers a fictional reconstruction of an architectural dream blown to dust by bigger forces. A personal story comes to reveal a larger story – of an emerging nation’s struggle with colonial residue, the growing Chinese influence in Africa and the fraught workings of a global real estate market. -backover- https://www.amazon.com/Masterplan-Reinier-Graaf/dp/9077966919