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It grows high up on the krantzes, and they say you must pick off one of its little red berries at midnight, under the full moon. The collected works of herman charles bosman herman charles bosman on. With the exception of a bekkersdal marathon and sold down the river all bosmans short stories, numbering more than one hundred, take the south african farm as their setting. Herman charles bosman february 3, 1905 october 14, 1951 is the south african writer widely regarded as south africas greatest short story writer. The complete oom schalk lourens stories kindle edition. This reissued collection contains the best of bosmans stories and humour, previously. Southern book publishers in conjunction with human and rousseau, south africa, 1988 edition. Herman charles bosman south african author britannica. Irony in herman charles bosmans oom schalk stories. His englishlanguage works utilize primarily afrikaner characters and highlight the many contradictions in afrikaner society during the first half of the. The collected works of herman charles bosman jan 1, 1993. Best stories and humour of herman charles bosman kindle edition by herman charles bosman.
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