Beatnik is a bohemian memoir set in the city of Durban in 1990. M. J. Poynter is a young college student immersed in the vibrant world of performing arts. Under the bright lights of the theatre the author spends his time designing sets and writing poetry. But offstage his carefree life as a beatnik is about to end.Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison and South Africa is on the cusp of political change. Set in a coastal city overlooking...