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Karoonag En Ander Verhale
Lemmer se Eerste Wet: Moenie Betrokke Raak Nie.
Hy moes daarby gehou het toe hulle in die stikdonker aan sy voordeur kom hamer het. Maar toe staan hy op, vat sy Glock 37 onder die bed raak en neuk met sy nuwe Ford Ranger die godverlate veld in. Want daar was ’n plaasaanval, en as hy help, is dit dalk een stappie nader aan aanvaarding op Loxton. Wat hy so graag wil hê.
En nou? Nou het “plaasaanval” ontvoering geword. Nou jaag hy soos ’n besetene om ’n skadumag te konfronteer, om driehonderd mense se lewens te red. Met ’n sekere wete dat die bloed vryelik gaan vloei voor hierdie Karoonag verby is.
Hierdie nuwe kortverhaalbundel, Karoonag en ander verhale, is ‘n groep heerlike verhale uit die pen van Deon Meyer, insluitende sy baie gewilde vervolgverhaal “Stiltetyd”.
Hy moes daarby gehou het toe hulle in die stikdonker aan sy voordeur kom hamer het. Maar toe staan hy op, vat sy Glock 37 onder die bed raak en neuk met sy nuwe Ford Ranger die godverlate veld in. Want daar was ’n plaasaanval, en as hy help, is dit dalk een stappie nader aan aanvaarding op Loxton. Wat hy so graag wil hê.
En nou? Nou het “plaasaanval” ontvoering geword. Nou jaag hy soos ’n besetene om ’n skadumag te konfronteer, om driehonderd mense se lewens te red. Met ’n sekere wete dat die bloed vryelik gaan vloei voor hierdie Karoonag verby is.
Hierdie nuwe kortverhaalbundel, Karoonag en ander verhale, is ‘n groep heerlike verhale uit die pen van Deon Meyer, insluitende sy baie gewilde vervolgverhaal “Stiltetyd”.
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Deon Meyer
58 books1,224 followersDeon Meyer was born in the South African town of Paarl in the winelands of the Western Cape in 1958, and grew up in Klerksdorp, in the gold mining region of Northwest Province.
After military duty and studying at the Potchefstroom University, he joined Die Volksblad, a daily newspaper in Bloemfontein as a reporter. Since then, he has worked as press liaison, advertising copywriter, creative director, web manager, Internet strategist, and brand consultant.
Deon wrote his first book when he was 14 years old, and bribed and blackmailed his two brothers into reading it. They were not impressed (hey, everybody is a critic ...)
Deon Meyer
Heeding their wisdom, he did not write fiction again until he was in his early thirties, when he started publishing short stories in South African magazines.
"I still believe that is the best way to learn the craft of writing. Short stories teach you a lot about story structure - and you have limited space to develop character and plot," says Deon.
In 1994 he published his first Afrikaans novel, which has not been translated, "simply because it was not good enough to compete on the international market. However, it was a wonderful learning experience".
All later novels have been translated into several languages, including English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Slovakian and Bulgarian.
Deon lives in Melkbosstrand on the South African West Coast with his wife, Anita, and they have four children to keep them busy: Lida, Liam, Johan and Konstanz.
Other than his family, his big passions are motorcycling, music (he is a Mozart fanatic, but loves rock 'n roll too), reading, cooking and rugby (he unconditionally supports the national Springbok team and the Free State Cheetahs provincial team).
After military duty and studying at the Potchefstroom University, he joined Die Volksblad, a daily newspaper in Bloemfontein as a reporter. Since then, he has worked as press liaison, advertising copywriter, creative director, web manager, Internet strategist, and brand consultant.
Deon wrote his first book when he was 14 years old, and bribed and blackmailed his two brothers into reading it. They were not impressed (hey, everybody is a critic ...)
Deon Meyer
Heeding their wisdom, he did not write fiction again until he was in his early thirties, when he started publishing short stories in South African magazines.
"I still believe that is the best way to learn the craft of writing. Short stories teach you a lot about story structure - and you have limited space to develop character and plot," says Deon.
In 1994 he published his first Afrikaans novel, which has not been translated, "simply because it was not good enough to compete on the international market. However, it was a wonderful learning experience".
All later novels have been translated into several languages, including English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Slovakian and Bulgarian.
Deon lives in Melkbosstrand on the South African West Coast with his wife, Anita, and they have four children to keep them busy: Lida, Liam, Johan and Konstanz.
Other than his family, his big passions are motorcycling, music (he is a Mozart fanatic, but loves rock 'n roll too), reading, cooking and rugby (he unconditionally supports the national Springbok team and the Free State Cheetahs provincial team).
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Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
October 4, 2020
Ek is nie oor die algemeen angetrokke tot kort verhale nie maar hierdie was 'n lekker terugkeer na Deon Meyer terwyl ek wag vir sy nuwe Bennie Griesel boek wat uitkom in November.
Lesers wat al van Deon se ander reekse gelees het sal die karakters soos Lemmer, Bennie Griesel en Mbali herken in die kort verhale, en ook 'n paar nuwes ontdek soos Speurder Johnnie October.
Lesers wat al van Deon se ander reekse gelees het sal die karakters soos Lemmer, Bennie Griesel en Mbali herken in die kort verhale, en ook 'n paar nuwes ontdek soos Speurder Johnnie October.
August 9, 2023
6 kort stories van Deon Meyer.
Sommige van die oue gunstellinge verskyn maar ook 'n paar nuwes, selfs a sci-fi storie- my gunsteling in die boek.
Lekker lees.
Sommige van die oue gunstellinge verskyn maar ook 'n paar nuwes, selfs a sci-fi storie- my gunsteling in die boek.
Lekker lees.
September 12, 2014
Kort verhale is nie gewoonlik my ding nie, maar ek love Deon Meyer so sal 'n uitsondering vir hom maak. Dit was lekker om van die ou karakters te sien, Bennie Griessel is verseker my favorite, maar net so lekker om nuwes te ontdek. Ek het ook geniet om biejie van 'n fantasy element in die laaste storie te sien.
December 16, 2019
Die moeilikheid met Deon Meyer is dat sy boeke so f*kken goed is. As hy iets skryf word dit gemeet teen reuse.
Karoonag en Ander Verhale was interesant, meestal as gevolg van die bespreking wat elke storie opvolg oor die ontwikkeling van die storie.
Vir die res voel dit klein bietjie soos 'n Jumble Sale.
Karoonag en Ander Verhale was interesant, meestal as gevolg van die bespreking wat elke storie opvolg oor die ontwikkeling van die storie.
Vir die res voel dit klein bietjie soos 'n Jumble Sale.
August 6, 2019
Ongelooflike skrywer, soveel so dat kort stories van hom nie genoeg is nie!
September 16, 2022
Heel kort en een beetje te macho voor mij.
July 2, 2023
Liked all the short stories accept for the first one. I think a few of the short stories would make a good book.
January 14, 2015
Goeie boek. Ek was nie lus hiervoor nie, omdat ek 'n vol boek verkies bo kort stories, maar ek was aangenaam verras. Wat ek baie geniet het, is die hoofstukke na die stories waarin Deon verduidelik hoe sy karakters ontwikkel het en waar die stories vandaan kom. Dis goed om ook te verstaan hoe sy ander boeke en karakters ontwikkel het.
July 19, 2021
A wild ride over the flats and the hills of this iconic landscape. Each story builds in the kopjes and cascades in the streams and explodes in the abundance of spring flowers as only Deon Meyer can imagine them.
April 24, 2012
A good read. I liked the explanations how the stories came about.
April 28, 2024
My eerste smakie van Deon Meyer se werk. Ek lees min Afrikaans, maar ek het altyd tyd vir 'n Deon Meyer roman.
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