where the Jacobs family (Christian) and Samsodien family (Muslim) live and work together. The south-easterly wind can blow interesting and sometimes dark characters into Ruiterbosch, but there is always something to learn from the interesting Cape-Malay inspired stories that form part of this ...
These are not stories for those who prefer a traditional narrative arc. Naudé writes with a cinematic eye. The violent storms that stretch across the open South African skies in “The Van” are breathtaking, the slow and painful disintegration of a parent dying of cancer portrayed “A Master...
life in town is uneventful. Until a music teacher at the local high school brings her godson to the ER. Vivian has a soft spot for children and hurries to help, only to find the “godson” is an opinionated, rude
defines it as a short sentence that people often quote to give advice, or one that says something about life. Proverbs also tend to employ the same vivid imagery and metaphoric language common in children's stories. So, perhaps they’re an adult throwback to children’s fiction—who knows?
The data were the stories generated during the interviews. A content analysis of these shows that the parents in this study are deeply aware of the linguistic changes taking place in their children. They are also aware of what is going on linguistically within their own families and homes. ...
Elsa Joubert, one of South Africa’s best-known writers in the Afrikaans language, whose apartheid-era novel “The Long Journey of Poppie Nong