Die Diepblou See: 'n Roman
Snags, vanaf die hawehoof, tuur Jan Hofmeyr oor Tafelbaai uit. Dan duik hy die diepte in, na waar die blou water gitswart verkleur. In die donker wiebeling swem hy saam met glimmende visse, kom hy gestorwe voorsate en mitiese figure teë.
Bedags hou hy sy nagtelike eskapades geheim. In die oseaan beur hy weg van die sleur wat sy lewe geword het. Hoffie, die wonderkind wat op vyftien sy eerste graad ontvang het; Jan, die minister wat onder Louis Botha én Jan Smuts in die kabinet gedien het. Dis sý soort liberalisme waarteen die vaders van Apartheid tydens die 1948-verkiesing sou waarsku.
Maar wat gaan soek hy snags in die diepblou waters?
Francois Loots vervleg kontreitaal met mitologie en die magiese om in Die diepblou see gestalte te gee aan een van die fassinerendste Suid-Afrikaners van alle tye.
Snags, vanaf die hawehoof, tuur Jan Hofmeyr oor Tafelbaai uit. Dan duik hy die diepte in, na waar die blou water gitswart verkleur. In die donker wiebeling swem hy saam met glimmende visse, kom hy gestorwe voorsate en mitiese figure teë.
Bedags hou hy sy nagtelike eskapades geheim. In die oseaan beur hy weg van die sleur wat sy lewe geword het. Hoffie, die wonderkind wat op vyftien sy eerste graad ontvang het; Jan, die minister wat onder Louis Botha én Jan Smuts in die kabinet gedien het. Dis sý soort liberalisme waarteen die vaders van Apartheid tydens die 1948-verkiesing sou waarsku.
Maar wat gaan soek hy snags in die diepblou waters?
Francois Loots vervleg kontreitaal met mitologie en die magiese om in Die diepblou see gestalte te gee aan een van die fassinerendste Suid-Afrikaners van alle tye.
Author | François Loots |
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Publisher | Umuzi |
Place | Cape Town |
Year | 2017 |
ISBN | 9781415209530 |
Binding | Paperback |
Condition | New |
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New: Exactly as it says.
As New: Pretty much new but shows small signs of having been read; inside it will be clean without any inscriptions or stamps; might contain a remainder mark.
Very Good: Might have some creases on the spine; no hard cracks; maybe slight forward lean and short inscription inside; perhaps very minor bumping on the corners of the book; inside clean but the page edges might be slightly yellowed.
Good: A few creases on the spine, perhaps a forward lean, bumping on corners or shelfwear; maybe an inscription inside or some shelfwear or a small tear or two on the dustjacket; inside clean but page edges might be somewhat yellowed.
Fair: In overall good condition, might have a severe forward lean to the spine, an inscription, bumping to corners; one or two folds on the covers and yellowed pages; in exceptional cases these books might contain some library stamps and stickers or have neat sticky tape which was used to fix a short, closed tear.
Poor: We rarely sell poor condition books, unless the books are in demand and difficult to find in a better condition. Poor condition books are still perfect for a good read, all pages will be intact and none threatening to fall out; most probably a reading copy only.