Fine Books

South African Author’s Novel About an Apartheid Romance Raises Questions About Race Relations in America Today

In Mark Fine’s new novel, "The Zebra Affaire: An Apartheid Love Story," readers are introduced to an interracial couple’s terrifying experiences in 1970’s South Africa. For Elsa, her affair with Stanwell may prove lethal; she’s white and he’s black, and they dared to fall in love. Defying the ‘Sexual Offences Act of 1957,’ a criminal felony. "The Zebra Affaire" is both thoughtful and relevant, and is a warning about forces that divide humanity to this very day. - July 26, 2015