Winterbach’s ear for language is acute, while her sense for linguistic irony is delicious – James Mitchell, The Star
Also by Ingrid Winterbach:
The Elusive Moth (2005)
To Hell with Cronjé (2007)
The Book of Happenstance (2008)
The Road of Excess (2014)
It Might Get Loud (2015)
In Afrikaans:
Klaaglied vir Koos (1984)
Erf (1986)
Belemmering (1990)
Karolina Ferreira (1993)
Landskap met vroue en slang (1996)
Buller se plan (1999)
Niggie (2002)
Die boek van toeval en toeverlaat (2006)
Die benederyk (2010)
Die aanspraak van lewende wesens (2012)
Vlakwater (2015)
Other Titles by Ingrid Winterbach available in E-book Format:
To Hell with Cronjé
The Book of Happenstance
The Road of Excess
It Might Get Loud
In Afrikaans:
Karolina Ferreira
Niggie
Die boek van toeval en toeverlaat
Die benederyk
Die aanspraak van lewende wesens
Vlakwater
This translation was made possible by a generous grant from the LW Hiemstra Trust – established by Riekie Hiemstra in memory of Ludwig Wybren (Louis) Hiemstra.
First published in Afrikaans in 2015 as Vlakwater
Human & Rousseau,
an imprint of NB Publishers,
a division of Media24 Boeke (Pty) Ltd,
40 Heerengracht, Cape Town 8001
www.humanrousseau.com
Copyright © Ingrid Gouws 2017
English translation © 2017 by Michiel Heyns
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No part of this electronic book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying and recording, or by any other information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher.
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Cover design by Michiel Botha
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Available in print:
First edition in 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7981-7429-9
Epub edition:
First edition in 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7981-7430-5 (epub)
Mobi edition:
First edition 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7981-7431-2 (mobi)
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