The Collected Works Of Herman Charles Bosman
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good/fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears, with some discolouration and shelf-wear. Slipcase: worn and faded. Page Condition: Good. Markings: previous owner's plate affixed to feps. Binding: Hardcover binding intact across two volumes.
Few writers have captured the soul of South African life with the precision, warmth, and mordant wit of Herman Charles Bosman. This landmark two-volume anthology brings together the full breadth of his literary output — from the celebrated Oom Schalk Lourens stories set in the Groot Marico bushveld, to his incisive sketches of Johannesburg urban life — presenting a portrait of a nation in all its contradictions, humour, and tragedy. Bosman's prose is deceptively simple, wielding irony and pathos in equal measure to illuminate the human condition against a distinctly South African backdrop. Regarded as one of the finest English-language writers to emerge from southern Africa, Bosman's work carries the weight of literary significance far beyond its regional roots. His mastery of the short story form — often compared to that of Chekhov or O. Henry — is on full display across these collected volumes, with each tale revealing layers of social commentary beneath its seemingly folksy surface. For readers yet to discover Bosman, this collection is an essential and overdue introduction; for those who already know him, it is the definitive edition they have been waiting for.
Author: Herman Charles Bosman
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Jonathan Ball Publishers
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good/fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears, with some discolouration and shelf-wear. Slipcase: worn and faded. Page Condition: Good. Markings: previous owner's plate affixed to feps. Binding: Hardcover binding intact across two volumes.
Few writers have captured the soul of South African life with the precision, warmth, and mordant wit of Herman Charles Bosman. This landmark two-volume anthology brings together the full breadth of his literary output — from the celebrated Oom Schalk Lourens stories set in the Groot Marico bushveld, to his incisive sketches of Johannesburg urban life — presenting a portrait of a nation in all its contradictions, humour, and tragedy. Bosman's prose is deceptively simple, wielding irony and pathos in equal measure to illuminate the human condition against a distinctly South African backdrop. Regarded as one of the finest English-language writers to emerge from southern Africa, Bosman's work carries the weight of literary significance far beyond its regional roots. His mastery of the short story form — often compared to that of Chekhov or O. Henry — is on full display across these collected volumes, with each tale revealing layers of social commentary beneath its seemingly folksy surface. For readers yet to discover Bosman, this collection is an essential and overdue introduction; for those who already know him, it is the definitive edition they have been waiting for.