Ystervarkrivier : A Slice of Life.
Başlık:
Ystervarkrivier : A Slice of Life.
Yazar:
Capostagno, Andy.
ISBN:
9781431407224
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (197 pages)
İçerik:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- A Slice of Life -- Irons, Woods and Winged Victory -- An Angel in a Khaki Loincloth -- A Tear in the Koeksister Dough -- A Brief History of Ystervarkrivier - Part One -- S'bu's Blues -- Lilly of the Valley -- The Whisky Priest -- Below Zero -- In the Land of the Blind Beware the One-Eyed Ostrich -- What a Tangled Nest we Weave -- A Brief History of Ystervarkrivier - Part Two -- When the Deep Purple Falls -- Wedding-Day Blues -- A Dance to the Music of Compromise -- Call Dr Mamba -- Scent of a Politician -- A Brief History of Ystervarkrivier - Part Three -- Chetty Chetty Bang Bang -- Get a Grip -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- About The Authors.
Özet:
A delightful collection of humorous stories, this book is set in the mythical village of Ystervarkrivier-"ystervark" means porcupine in Afrikaans-a forgotten outpost of the Drakeniqua Municipality, somewhere in South Africa. The central motif is the nine-hole golf course built by a displaced Yorkshireman, Harry Corkaby. The stories detail Harry's attempts to understand South Africa in the post-apartheid years and to make money for his retirement by encouraging people to play on his folly. The action is contemporary, reflecting recent events such as Tiger's divorce, the 2010 soccer World Cup, and South African politics, but the setting is timeless: a pastoral South Africa with little racial tension. The rural setting allows incursions by such oddities as a one-eyed ostrich, a Sangoma by the name of Dr. Mamba, and the eponymous porcupine.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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