Bekkersdal Marathon by Herman Charles Bosman Short stories FIRST EDITION 22 short stories

Bekkersdal Marathon by Herman Charles Bosman Short stories FIRST EDITION

The 22 short stories in this volume were written during the last 18 months of Herman Charles Bosman’s life and originally appeared as a weekly serial in the “The Forum” magazine.

In ‘A Bekkersdal Marathon’, the ‘voorkamer’ of Jurie Steyn, a prosperous maize farmer, doubles as the village post office.  Regular visitors include Gysbert van Tonder (a notorious cattle rustler), At Naude (the owner of the district's only radio who prides himself on keeping abreast of national and world affairs) and Oupa Bekker (the oldest man in the District). Vermaak, the school master, represents Bosman himself. Bosman uses gentle irony to poke fun at the Afrikaans farmers.

Human and Rousseau Publishers, 1971, first edition, 170p.

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