One Whale of a Good YarnThe subject of today’s episode of Amabookabooka is ‘A Poor Season ForWhales’, which is not the title of a sport’s book about the Welshrugby team’s miserable 1991 year when they were walloped 63-3 by theWallabies. ‘A Poor Season For Whales’ (with an H) is author,translator and English professor Michiel Heyns’ outstanding new novel.The book has everything: vivid imagery, beautiful descriptions,fascinating characters, gripping dialogue, understated humour, anintriguing plot, a sharp knife hanging over it and a dassie-chasingDoberman named Benjy. (Michiel reveals why every one of his novelsfeatures a dog…)