{"product_id":"mafeking-road-paperback","title":"Mafeking Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Charles Bosman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMafeking Road\u003c\/b\u003e is the first published collection of \u003ci\u003eHerman Charles Bosman's\u003c\/i\u003e Oom Schalk Lourens stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains the \u003cb\u003eoriginal and unabridged\u003c\/b\u003e text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the Groot Marico in South Africa the stories are told through the eyes of Oom Schalk. The stories are wonderfully crafted, funny, tragic, and with many twists and turns. Oom Schalk is at times the wise old man of the Bosveld, the village idiot, a racist, a thoughtful voice on race relations, a bumbling romantic and a skilled match-maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOom Schalk gave Bosman the ability to craft stories that we love but where we can't escape the truth of South Africa's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gems include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarlight on the Veld\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillem Prinsloo's Peach Brandy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Withaak's Shade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOx-Waggons on Trek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Music-Maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarico Scandal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMafeking Road\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Love Potion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMakapan's Caves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow Moepels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBechuana Interlude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrown Mamba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDream by the Blue-Gums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gramophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrieka and the Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMampoer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Widow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVeld Maiden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Rooinek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSplendours from Ramoutsa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories have become true South African classics and we don't doubt that you will fall in love with every one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47245336379641,"sku":"9781479264063","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dk5CSnlsb3hiRkoxb0pydXBRa1lTdz09.webp?v=1768602098","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mafeking-road-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}