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The Story of an African Farm
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The Story of an African Farm
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Overview
Split into three sections, the novel begins with the childhood of its three main characters. Waldo, the son of the German farm-keeper Otto, is an intelligent and introspective boy who struggles with his religious faith and attempts to understand himself in relation to the order of the universe. Lyndall is a deeply philosophical thinker who strives toward independence and resists the gender norms imposed upon her by adults and others who would try to control her. Em, Lyndall’s cousin, is a friendly girl who tends to believe others without questioning authority or intention. When an English businessman named Bonaparte Blenkins arrives at the farm looking for work, the children begin to suffer under his cruelly selective verbal and psychological abuse. As Blenkins attempts to position himself for control of Tant Sannie’s farm, the children gain an informal education in treachery and the dynamics of power, disrupting their seemingly idyllic life in rural South Africa. The novel follows Waldo, Lyndall, and Em into adulthood, tracing their lives through their changing opinions towards romance, faith, and gender while illuminating the love that binds them despite their differences.
This edition of Olive Schreiner’s The Story of an African Farm is a classic of South African literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781513270968 |
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Publisher: | Mint Editions |
Publication date: | 02/01/2021 |
Series: | Mint Editions (Women Writers) |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d) |