Trophy by Gaea Schoeters

We meet again at Motel One to discuss a book, this time it's Trophy by Gaea Schoeters. We're three people so far (despite no other sign-ups on meetup) and are reading the book in German. We're just posting it here to see if anyone else wants to join.

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Hunter White lives for the big game hunt. An immensely wealthy American share trader, he goes to Africa to shoot a rhinoceros, the last of the Big Five he has yet to bag. The hunt gives him, more than anything else, the feeling of being alive. Moreover, he believes trophy hunting creates not just job opportunities but an income the local population needs to combat poaching. When he discovers, after a disappointing rhinoceros hunt, that there is something called the ‘Big Six’, his hunting expedition takes a sinister turn.

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This is the most important novel in the existentialist tradition, extremely relevant
– Robert Menasse

As if Hemingway had sat down with Kafka... Confidently shakes our expectations
– Denis Scheck, WDR3 Mosaik

‘Trophy’ is a stunning novel with the allure of a classic. An ethical mindfuck.
– Dimitri Verhulst