Bonga
by Joubert, Elsa
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0624022277
- ISBN 13
- 9780624022275
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2002) 0624022277. 213 x 137 mm; laminated wrappers; pp. 165 + (iii). Slightly sunned on spine; tiny curl to top fore-corners of wrappers; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. 'Bonga - is dit die verhaal van 'n jong man wat nie sy "plek" geken het nie en daarom moes sterf, en 'n hele gemeenskap saam met hom? Is dit die verhaal van Inacia Maria se liefde vier 'n man en vir 'n wêreld wat eintlik vreemd was aan haar, 'n liefde wat uiteindelik tot die vernietiging van daardie wêreld moes lei? Is dit die verhaal van luitenant Vas d'Areujo - en alles waarvan hy simbool is - wat homself in 'n fort verskans het en hulle wat "anders" was as hy, niks gegun het nie? Kan Bonga gesien word as 'n skerp, skokkende aanklag teen 'n bepaalde opvatting van beskawing, wat die kiem van ondergang in hom dra? Allerlei elemente is hier aanwesig, saam met alles wat aan Elsa Jouber se werk 'n besondere plek in ons romanliteratuur gee. Dit is 'n verhaal waar in elke klein gebeurtenis daar die flikkering is van wat onder die oppervlak lê, wat dieper gaan as net die feitelike en wat die diepste nisse van die mensegees belig.' .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8149
- Title
- Bonga
- Author
- Joubert, Elsa
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0624022277
- ISBN 13
- 9780624022275
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Tafelberg, 2002) 0624022277
- This edition first published
- January 3, 1995
- Keywords
- Mozambique. Mulattos. Afrikaans literature Afrikaans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Afrikaans;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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