Voetpad na Vergelegen

by Chris Barnard

Voetpad na Vergelegen is die verhaal van 'n jong seun wat op die drumpel van volwassenheid staan terwyl die wêreld om hom verander en hy en sy mense met die eise van 'n nuwe tyd worstel. (flapteks)

170 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Christiaan 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.

Reviews

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ik las dit boek in de Nederlandse vertaling die in 2017 verscheen. Chris Barnard is een echte verteller. Twee treinreizen lang was ik in de ban van het gezin in de Zuid-Afrikaanse wildernis van de jaren 40 (van de vorige eeuw) dat probeert het hoofd boven water te houden op hun boerderij.

[Sebastian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heel vertederend en prachtig geschreven verhaal over het familie leven op een afgelegen boerderij in Afrika Vergelegen geheten.

[Errol Alberts]

Uitstekende boek.

[sybrand. · Rating 4 out of 5]

one of my favourite books of all time. a shame it's out of print.