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Old Transvaal Stories

Herman Charles Bosman

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Assembled here for the first time, a collection of nineteen Bosman tales, some never before published, others already famous. Whether dealing with murder, tragedy in romance, or lighthearted burlesque – each story in this collection shows the virtuoso Bosman at work – a master yarn-spinner in the domain he knows best.

Justly famous for his ‘Oom Schalk Lourens’ and ‘Voorkamer’ sequences – in which characters are used to narrate the stories – Bosman is equally impressive when he becomes personally involved as a narrator. In Old Transvaal stories Bosman retells old tales and, in the process, reflects wittily and self-ironically on the art of storytelling. Never content to leave the stories as he found them, he polishes and embellishes – and invariably gives each tale a surprising turn. The stories include:

* Old Transvaal story
* The clay-pit
* The murderess
* A tale writ in water
* The heart of a woman
* New elder
* Shy young man
* Night on the veld

Language: English

Pages: 130

Format: Paperback

Release: October 01, 2000

ISBN 13: 9780798140850

Old Transvaal Stories

Herman Charles Bosman

0/5 ( ratings)

Assembled here for the first time, a collection of nineteen Bosman tales, some never before published, others already famous. Whether dealing with murder, tragedy in romance, or lighthearted burlesque – each story in this collection shows the virtuoso Bosman at work – a master yarn-spinner in the domain he knows best.

Justly famous for his ‘Oom Schalk Lourens’ and ‘Voorkamer’ sequences – in which characters are used to narrate the stories – Bosman is equally impressive when he becomes personally involved as a narrator. In Old Transvaal stories Bosman retells old tales and, in the process, reflects wittily and self-ironically on the art of storytelling. Never content to leave the stories as he found them, he polishes and embellishes – and invariably gives each tale a surprising turn. The stories include:

* Old Transvaal story
* The clay-pit
* The murderess
* A tale writ in water
* The heart of a woman
* New elder
* Shy young man
* Night on the veld

Language: English

Pages: 130

Format: Paperback

Release: October 01, 2000

ISBN 13: 9780798140850

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