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A classic Afrikaans novel full of romance, adventure, and compassion, translated for the first time into English
In a place near Mozambique, drought is causing devastation. Hosts of desperate natives seek refuge in a forgotten outpost, an underresourced clinic run by a small group of volunteers and courageous nuns. But the human flow soon becomes too much for them, and there is no help from outside. Within the small isolated community, a plan takes shape that is as outrageous as it is inspired—a last bid to acquire more supplies. This tale is about the people and the animals of Africa in the heights of their beauty and the depths of their despair. It is a love story and a meditation on the mystery of our powers and the limitations that we share with our brothers, the animals.
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Chris Barnard is a former journalist who has published 30 books, including novels, plays, short stories, film scripts, and childrens books. In 2012 he was recipient of the Department of Arts and Culture' South African Literary Awards (SALA) for lifetime achievement. Michiel Heyns is the author of The Children's Day. His translation of the acclaimed novel Agaat won the Sol Plaatje Award for Translating and the South African Translators' Institute Award for a Literary Translation, and was shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award in the U.S.
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South African Barnard plumbs the depths of human misery and happiness in this regional yet surprisingly global work. Bundu is the South African term for an “uninhabited region of wilderness.” Ecologist Brand de la Ray wanders this vast, empty landscape in order to understand the local flora and fauna. Yet a three-year drought has changed the area and is also about to change human interactions and decisions in unforeseen ways. Refugees from neighboring Mozambique pour into the region in search of sustenance, putting pressure on a small, understaffed clinic and forcing a reluctant Brand to once again open his eyes to the wider world. As he and the clinic personnel attempt to deal with the human heartbreak that pours in seemingly constantly, love, intrigue, and a keen observation of human treachery and human hope fill the pages. Translated from the Afrikaans into a flowing, nicely paced English, this should appeal to those seeking a different viewpoint that still resonates as deeply human. --Julie Trevelyan
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- PublisherAlma Books
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1846882338
- ISBN 13 9781846882333
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages300
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