Goldstuck Arthur. The Aardvark and the Caravan

Johannesburg: Penguin Books, 1999. — 260 p. — ISBN10: 0140290265; ISBN13: 9780140290264From the title story of the aardvark and his poetic justice to the fears inspired by technology in the last days of the twentieth century, from the car hijackers who never quite get away with it to the politicians who do, the full spectrum of South Africa's subconscious fears, desires and suspicions are given life in the word-of-mouth fiction called urban legends.What is an urban legendThe age of half-belief
Legends that go bump
The leopard in the luggage
The aardvark, the caravan and the mutant turtles in the dam
(Urban) legend in his lifetime
Political animals
The white apocalypse
The plane truth 9
Plots, bombs and demons
State department
Cleaner polishes off patient
Abduction, with trim and dye
Food for fears
Death, drugs and diet
Everything you never wanted to know about sex
Burglars are a gas
Aids, race, rape and rumour
A pain in the punchlineEpilogue: urban legends - the real millennium bug