KIKUYU - ETIENNE VAN HEERDEN IN SOUTH AFRICA

We combine postage, so do look at our other items on offer. Postage prices outside of South African borders will differ. Please enquire before purchasing.   Dispatched within 3 business days. Paperback, as new. In the South African Karoo in the 1960's winds of change begin to confront entrenched forces, and a child deals with a series of events which shape his view of the world. Lovers, mythical beings, visitors, migrants all have their own problems. Herman de Coninck, NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam: As one cannot talk about Israel without having read Amos Oz, or India without Salman Rushdie, or South America without Márquez or Llosa, so you’ll have to read Van Heerden if you wish to understand South Africa. About the author  (1998) Etienne van Heerden is an award-winning Afrikaans writer. A former advertising executive and attorney, he spent time in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and teaches at the University of Cape Town. He has been honored with every major South African prize for fiction, and his work has been translated into eleven languages. He lives in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with his wife and daughters. Bibliographic information: Title Kikuyu Author Etienne Van Heerden Translated by Catherine Knox Publisher Kwela Books, 1998   Paperback   1st ed, 1st printing ISBN 0795700792, 9780795700798 Length 315 pages Subjects History  ›  Africa  ›  South  ›  Republic of South Africa   Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling.