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Lionviham, Cape Town
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Ready for collection by Thursday, 16 May.
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Die verhale toon 'n voorkeur vir buitestaanders en verstotelinge, wat magies meevoerend gestalte kry. Die titel van die bundel word gekies na aanleiding van die hofportret "Las Meninas" van die beroemde skilder Diego Velzquez. Die titelverhaal bring ook Oscar Wilde se "The birthday of the Infanta", na aanleiding van dieselfde portret, in die herinnering. Mller keer egter Wilde se fantasie om, sodat die Infanta (die kinderprinsessie) broos en nie wreed is nie en dit die Infanta is wat sterf, nie die dwerg nie. Hierdie verhaal het magiese eienskappe, aangesien die figure in die skildery lewendig word en hulle soos karakters in 'n sprokie begin gedra. Die dwerg van die titel moet baie ervaar en deur verlies eers mns word voordat hy deur die skilder as waardig geag word om as model vir die skildery te dien.