For many years now the South African writer Deon Meyer has been working steadily on a corpus of great books. This book that I have just read dates from 2002 and so it is one of his earlier ones. The main character of this book is Tobela Mpayipheli, a tall and quiet man who lives … Continue reading review PROTEUS
review HET LAND VAN ZIJN VADER
The Dutch journalist and academic Greta Riemersma married a man with Moroccan roots. His name is Saïd Finani. After having lived for some time in The Netherlands they decide to move to the roots of Saïd. In 2007 the couple moves to Kenitra, a seaside town on the Atlantic Ocean. First they move in with … Continue reading review HET LAND VAN ZIJN VADER
review BURY THE CHAINS
This book is a long read but very worthwhile and very readable. The American writer Adam Hochschild has touched the African continent before when he wrote about the endeavours of the Belgian King Leopold II who treated a large portion of Africa as his personal backyard with gruelling results. In 2005 he published his study … Continue reading review BURY THE CHAINS
BY THE BOOK: Jane Ngunjiri
Every parents can appreciate some help. In times past it was often the mother and the grandmother who gave sound advice to the fledging mother (and father). Or else an elder sister knew a few things through experience. These days things have changed to some degree. Parents can look to specialists, trained psychologists and educators … Continue reading BY THE BOOK: Jane Ngunjiri
review THE FIRST BOER WAR
Recently I read a few books concerning the two (Anglo-)Boer Wars in South Africa. Some were written from a British perspective, another by a Dutch historian, a book on Paul Kruger was written by a German author. This current book has been written by an academic from the United States of America. Joseph Lehmann was … Continue reading review THE FIRST BOER WAR
review OHM KRÜGER
This is a historical novel about the life of Paul Krüger who was for four periods president of the Transvaal Republic in Southern Africa. His life is filled with struggle, mainly against the British imperial forces, who tried to plant the Union jack on the continent and did not take kindly the attempts of others … Continue reading review OHM KRÜGER
