Kikuyu in Stellenbosch, Western Cape for sale
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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, 1998Paperback1st ed, 1st printing
ISBN 0795700792, 9780795700798
Length 315 pages
Subjects History?Africa?South?Republic of South Africa
Afrikaans fiction
Fiction / Action & Adventure
Fiction / General
Fiction / Literary
Fiction / Suspense