Tales from the Old Karoo

✍ Scribed by Butler, Guy

• Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers; AD Donker Publisher
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 191 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: Johannesburg [South Africa
• ISBN: 086852249X

✦ Synopsis

Concertina gate -- Water diviners -- The rebel with a price on his head -- The miracle gate -- Lambs, aasvogels, zebras and the day of judgement -- Groot-Piet's dream of heaven -- The death and resurrection of Henry Rock Pigeon -- The mountain tortoise cure -- The musical policeman -- SAR & H -- The Jerobas of El Adem -- The case of the immortal Mackintosh -- The remarkable Vermaaks -- Twins -- Olive, Johanna and Cron.;"First published in 1989, Gut Butler's Tales from the old Karoo is considered to be one of the classics of South African literature. In celebration of the author's birth in 1918, this centenary issue is newly packaged and designed to appeal to a modern audience. The short stories in this collection are all set in the old Karoo - in a place and time before tarred roads, television and the internet replaced horse-drawn carriages, steam-engine trains and fireside storytelling. In his characteristically dry, humorous style. Guy Butler captures the essence of the people and the landscape of the old Karoo. It is a collection of delightful yarns and reminiscences about real ghosts, imaginary people, stubborn farm animals, and events that never happened - stories so strange, they could be true"--Back cover.

✦ Subjects

FICTION -- General