Jaz & Miguel
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Website: rdraven.blogspot.com
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Twitter: @RDWrites
R. D. Raven ("Rick") is a Luso-South-African living in Germany.
Although always an artist and having tried just about every type of art and fine art by the time he was seventeen--painting, drawing, singing, acting, guitar, piano, sculpting--writing as a form of self-expression only came much later in life.
Rick's favorite movies are comedies, romantic comedies and fantasies; although his favorite books take a darker turn into the chiller, dark-fantasy and science fiction genres. His Top 10 favorite movie list includes: The Holiday, Love Actually, Avatar, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Boyz n the Hood.
When not writing, he makes a living as a computer-programmer with one leg in Germany and the other in the UK. He moved to Germany six months after meeting the love of his life on an internet dating site (before the boom of Facebook and other social networks). The two of them continue to live happily together since 2007. Rick believes this to be the perfect romantic story; but one he will never write.
The pseudonym, R. D. Raven, was influenced in part by the poem, The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe.
Jaz & Miguel is Rick's second full-length novel.
His first novel is a Young-Adult Dark Fantasy called Quenchless and can be obtained from Amazon here.
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GLOSSARY
Bang Bang Club, The : A label associated primarily with four reporters (Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich, Ken Oosterbroek, and João Silva) who were active in the South African Townships (shanty towns) between 1990 and 1994. Two of its members won Pulitzer prizes for their work.
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Bobby : British slang. A police officer.
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Boet / Boetie : South African Slang. Brother, Friend. Boetie is the diminutive form of boet.
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Broe : South African Slang. Brother, friend.
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Cape Snoek : A commercial food fish found in the southern hemisphere.
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China: Cockney (London) Slang, although widely used throughout South Africa, meaning friend or mate. It comes from a rhyming slang used in Cockney where China Plate rhymes with Mate, and so people are called China as a substitute for Mate.
Green Lake Itch : Seattle Slang. Swimmers Itch (rash) reportedly gotten from swimming in Green Lake in Seattle.
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Jungle, The : Seattle Slang. A greenbelt in Seattle known for its homeless encampments and crime.
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K : slang. Kilometer.
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Knobkerrie : A weapon consisting of a club and a large knob at the end of it, common in Southern and East Africa.
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Koeksister : A syrup covered "cookie" from South Africa made of dough and twisted to look like a plait
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Kwaito : A music genre that originated in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Madiba : The clan name of Nelson Mandela, very often used when speaking of him.
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Mieliepap : A traditional porridge made from a type of cornmeal eaten in South Africa.
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P-I : The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A local news source in Seattle.
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Tokoloshe : Zulu Mythology. A mischievous and evil spirit that scares children, causes illness and which can even bring about death.
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Tom : South African Slang. Money.
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UW : University of Washington.
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Voetsek : Afrikaans. Vulgar. Meaning "Go away."
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