The Story of an African Farm
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
26 June 2008
Summary
Two cousins grow up in the 1860s on a lonely farm in the thirsty mountain veld. Em is fat, sweet and contented, a born housewife; Lyndall, clever, restless, beautiful … and doomed. Their childhood is disrupted by a bombastic Irishman, Bonaparte Blenkins, who gains uncanny influence over the girls’ gross, stupid stepmother … This novel is one of the most astonishing, least-expected fiction masterpieces of its time and one that has had an enduring influence.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140431841 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140431845 |
| Author: | Olive Schreiner, Dan Jacobson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 26 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 224g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin English Library |
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About The Author
Olive Schreiner
Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) was a South African author and feminist, born in the Wittebergen Reserve, Cape Colony. After working as a governess for several years, she moved to England in 1881, bringing with her the manuscript of her renowned novel, The Story of an African Farm (1883). Her subsequent works included Dreams (1921), a collection of allegories; Women and Labour (1911); and a notable but unfinished novel, From Man to Man (1926).
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