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Connie Zondagh
Connie Zondagh is known as the Storyteller of Stampriet. This paragraph is from an article written about him by Catherine Sasmin, The Namibian:
CONNIE Zondagh is not only one of the oldest residents of Stampriet, but arguably also the most famous 'export' of the small southern village some 60 kilometres from Mariental in the Hardap Region.
He has made a deep and lasting impact on how the region is remembered and viewed through a series of cultural-historical publications and poetry that meticulously records developments since the German colonial period and more recent history.
'I did not feel like dying like the ordinary bloke; I did not want to die like an old friend of mine who no-one spoke of after his death. I wanted to live through my books,'� reflected the 82-year-old Zondagh from his study on his farm Eirup just outside Stampriet.
Over the years he has written eight books, as well as a collection of poems that not only speaks of personal triumphs and pain, but also captures Afrikaans as spoken only in that part of the country.
For his labour of love, he has received two literary awards from the Afrikaanse Taal en Kultuur Vereniging (ATKV) [Afrikaans Language and Culture Association] in 1998 and 2009, as well as a coveted Veertjie award in 2011.
Binding: Soft cover.
Book condition: Fairly good as per photos. No marks or inscriptions inside but a few white marks on the cover and the top right corner has a small crease.
Edition: 2009. 250 pages.
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