Triangulum

In the Eastern Cape, a schoolgirl maths prodigy is haunted by the loss of her mother, who disappeared during the demise of the country's homeland system. When a strange apparition - 'the machine' - visits the girl at night, she's convinced it's a sign from her mother, and connected to a series of abductions of local girls. With her two closest friends, she sets out to i nd the truth, exposing links to the area's murky past. Are her visions disturbed hallucinations to be medicated away? Or are they evidence of supernatural - perhaps even extraterrestrial - contact?Years later, as a gifted data scientist in a dystopic surveillance-state, she is drawn into a world of espionage, shadowy corporations, eco-terrorists and hackers through the love she feels for an elusive artist. Presented as a message from the future, Masande Ntshanga's Triangulum boldly mixes science-i ction with philosophy and details of South African history seldom examined. An affecting exploration of bereavement, sexuality and coming of age, this multilayered novel showcases a completely original talent coming into his full powers.