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Paljas: Skooluitgawe: Die Filmdraaiboek
Op ’n verlore spoorweghalte is stasiemeester Hendrick McDonald ’n teleurstelling vir sy vrou, Katrien. Sy loop bedags agter die huis en huil as sy dink niemand sien haar nie. Hulle dogter, Emma, kan nie meer klavier speel nie en is vasgevang in ’n saai liefdesverhouding. Hulle seun, Willem, praat twee jaar lank nie meer nie. En al vier maak asof niks verkeerd geloop het nie. Maar dan bring ’n sirkustrein vir Manuel die nar in hul lewens. Eers werk sy paljas met Willem, dan met hulle as gesin. Nou moet dit nog met ’n hele gemeenskap werk . . .
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192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2015
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Chris Barnard
45 books10 followersChristiaan Johan Barnard, known as Chris Barnard, was a South African author and movie scriptwriter.
He was known for writing Afrikaans novels, novellas, columns, youth novels, short stories, plays, radio dramas, film scripts and television dramas.
Barnard is viewed as one of the more important figures of the movement of the “Sestigers” (Sixty-ers) in Afrikaans literature.
After completing his matric, he did a BA at the University of Pretoria where he was the editor of several university magazines. Later he worked as a journalist at different newspapers and magazines, including Die Vaderland, Dagbreek & Sondagnuus, Die Brandwag en Huisgenoot in addition to working as a publisher. When he got married to the moviemaker Katinka Heyns in 1978 he also got involved in the film industry.
He was known for writing Afrikaans novels, novellas, columns, youth novels, short stories, plays, radio dramas, film scripts and television dramas.
Barnard is viewed as one of the more important figures of the movement of the “Sestigers” (Sixty-ers) in Afrikaans literature.
After completing his matric, he did a BA at the University of Pretoria where he was the editor of several university magazines. Later he worked as a journalist at different newspapers and magazines, including Die Vaderland, Dagbreek & Sondagnuus, Die Brandwag en Huisgenoot in addition to working as a publisher. When he got married to the moviemaker Katinka Heyns in 1978 he also got involved in the film industry.
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November 15, 2021
I’ve probably had to go through this book 8 times this year for exams and tests. I think school ruined it for me but all in all it’s still a good book just not my tatse.
December 1, 2022
This took me way longer to read and admittingly is not as good as I thought it was when I first read it in high school. However, there are some concepts in it that make it feel unique.
December 10, 2016
A beautiful story about being human and loneliness. The correct word is "deernisvol" . The characters are flawed individuals, dumped in a hostile environment with bigotry surrounding them and, at times, within them. Will think of it for a while
November 30, 2022
3.5 stars, read this for Afrikaans (Eerste Addisionele Taal) and it was actually good!
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