{"id":96,"date":"2023-08-15T22:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T22:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/connect\/?p=96"},"modified":"2026-03-15T09:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:06:24","slug":"memoir-from-a-visit-to-pretoria-by-dinga-fatman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/memoir-from-a-visit-to-pretoria-by-dinga-fatman\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Memoir from a Visit to Pretoria&#8221; by Dinga Fatman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot.61.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot.61.jpg 262w, https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/screenshot.61-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This unconventional book exceeds a conventional memoir. Dinga Fatman vividly describes his struggles as an aspiring economist in Pretoria, South Africa. The author is sharply critical of certain employers and the social-economic realities holding them in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author gives a somewhat unflattering self-portrait, but his insights seem irrefutably relevant to the majority of people. All employees need to understand the market mechanisms they are subjected to, keeping them in place and depriving them of liberty. Financial independence may be achievable by making essential investments and other economical key decisions, such as the author has tried with mixed success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p>Published by Novelty Fiction on August 15, 2023. 160 pages.<\/p>\n<p>Available in paperback and Kindle format via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CFCLW858\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><h4>About the author<\/h4>\n<p>Dinga Fatman, a South African economist, utilizes real-life experiences, academic insights, and a keen intellect to write candid, educational texts.<\/p>\n<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n<p>An interview with Dinga Fatman, published at <a href=\"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/gazette\/index.php\/2024\/02\/10\/an-interview-with-dinga-fatman\/\">Novelty Fiction Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CFCLW858\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/61mYWE4o0nL._SL1500_-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/h3><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This unconventional book exceeds a conventional memoir. Dinga Fatman vividly describes his struggles as an aspiring economist in Pretoria, South Africa. The author is sharply critical of certain employers and the social-economic realities holding them in place. 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