Malherbe (D. F.)

KARROO BLOMMETJIES (1909)

The pioneering Afrikaans author and educator's first book

Published: Van De Sandt De Villiers & Co., Kaapstad, 1909

Edition: First Edition

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Publisher's cream cloth binding with black titles on front panel.

46pp.

Binding sound. Contents clean.

Karroo Blommetjies : Afrikaanse Gedigte is the debut poetry collection by South African author D. F. Malherbe, focusing on nature, romanticism, and daily life in the Karoo region. Containing 16 poems, the slim volume captures the atmosphere of the semi-desert landscape where Malherbe lived and worked as a school principal in Carnarvon.

Daniel Francois Malherbe (1881-1969) was a pioneering figure in the Afrikaans language being appointed as the first professor of Afrikaans in South Africa. He was appointed to this position in 1918 at Grey University College in Bloemfontein. He was also the author of Vergeet Nie (1913), the first Anglo-Boer War novel in Afrikaans.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Name: Rare Paper
  • Contact Person: Armandt Marais
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0741235861
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