The Dogear
Cover of Zoo City

Zoo City

by Lauren Beukes

2010 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Zinzi has a talent for finding lost things. To save herself, she’s got to find the hardest thing of all: the truth. An astonishing second novel from the author of the highly-acclaimed Moxyland.

Set in

  • ★
    Hillbrow · South Africa
    Zoo City, main setting
    ★ primary

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