Resident Evil star pens down first novel
Vredenburg's own author and actor Milton Schorr (Vredenburg High School/St. Helena Bay) has just
released his first novel, titled Strange Fish.
Set on the Weskus, it tells the story of Jono, a lonely fisherman, who one day hooks a fish that changes his
life forever.
"Jono is a lonely fisherman who must work hard to pay the debt he owes. Uncle Mike is a factory owner
trying desperately to stay above water. The Baai is a tiny town, peopled with those who have fished the
same way for generations. And now there are no fish.
When a race of foreigners arrive with ships that stagger the ways of the Baai's simple folk, it seems the
village will be washed away by the tide of the turning world. But for one boy with an uncommon talent: he
can hear the thoughts of fishes.
For in the deep a secret lies buried, and through Jono’s line it must come tumbling out..."
Schorr moved to the Weskus as a 13 year old boy, starting at Vredenburg High School.
He had a difficult time adjusting until Uncle Gert Hibbert, his neighbour in Britannia Bay, invited him to go
fishing. For three years Milton went out on the boats, first with Mr Hibbert near Paternoster where they
fished for crayfish and hottentot, and later going out for snoek on ski and deck boats from St Helena Bay
harbour.
Milton remained troubled, however, and due to a drug addiction was eventually expelled from Vredenburg
High School. He moved back to Cape Town, where he managed to both make it to and graduate from
University, and become sober at the age of 25. To date he has been sober for 15 years.
Milton has had a successful career in entertainment. He was born in 1981 in Cape Town, South Africa. He
attended the University of Cape Town as a student of theatre, thereafter creating theatre works across
South Africa. As a writer and actor he has received the Imbewu Scriptwriting award for his play The Heroin
Diaries, and both the ‘iDidTht Best of Reel for Direction Craft’ and ‘Vimeo Staff Pick’ award for the short film
detailing his youth, Surrender. His MMA based screenplay ‘Fight!’ is currently in development with Ntibah
Pictures, and he has appeared in blockbuster Hollywood productions such as Resident Evil: The Final
Chapter, Outlander, Tomb Raider, and Redeeming Love. He is a renowned travel and sports writer, with
credits in many of South Africa's major publications. Strange Fish is his first novel.
Today Milton is looking to focus on his career as a novelist, returning to the West Coast frequently.
'The West Coast will always be in my heart,' says Schorr. 'When I lived there I was a troubled child. I was
angry in my soul and didn't understand then how special the place is. Living on the West Coast gave me a
love for the sea, for the wildness of the West Coast, and most importantly gave me a childhood full of
freedom. I spent many, many days on the sea, or adventuring in the mountains, or hitch-hiking between
towns with friends. The West Coast taught me how to live fully. The West Coast is in my blood.'
Schorr is currently at work on his second novel 'A Man Of The Road', which tells the story of a young boy
who has to hitchhike from Vredenburg to Johannesburg to find his mother. It is scheduled for release early
2022
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