Vlerke vir almal by Marion Erskine
Vlerke vir almal (Second Printing of 2017 Afrikaans Youth Novel)
An Award-Winning Afrikaans Youth Novel of Bullying, Friendship and Hope, Set Text in South African Schools
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Vlerke vir almal
- Author: Marion Erskine
- Publisher: Human & Rousseau, Kaapstad
- Publication Date: 2017
- ISBN-13: 9780798174510
- Edition Details: First Edition 2017 (Eerste uitgawe in 2017); this copy is the Second Printing, 2019 (Tweede druk 2019).
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated paper wrappers, perfect bound, with a printed butterfly pattern to the page edges.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback) format, slim volume. Teen fiction (Jeugfiksie).
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Good (G)
- Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated wrappers show general wear. The lower fore-edge corner of the front cover is creased and scuffed, with slight fraying and a small area of lifting. The red spine is intact with some light creasing. The page edges are toned and yellowed.
- Interior: The text block appears intact and the binding seems tight. The pages are toned to cream. There are handwritten pen annotations, including English glosses of Afrikaans words, notes and underlining, seen on pages 69 and 89. Further reader marking elsewhere in the text is possible.
- Provenance: Reader's marginal annotations in pen, including English glosses of Afrikaans words and underlining, probably by a student. No ownership signature or bookplate.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Vlerke vir almal is an Afrikaans youth novel by Marion Erskine, first published by Human & Rousseau in 2017. It follows seventeen-year-old Dewald, who is sent to a new school after his life is turned upside down. He struggles with a stutter, tries to regain his balance and to understand his best friend's major decision, and has made an enemy of one of the school's worst bullies.
The novel deals with bullying, depression, assault, social media and peer pressure, and uses the butterfly as a symbol of hope. It won the ATKV-Woordveertjie in the Grade 8 to 10 self-reading category in 2018 and is prescribed in a number of South African schools.
This is a used copy of the second printing of 2019, offered as a working, annotated copy of a contemporary Afrikaans youth title.
Author Profile: Marion Erskine
Marion Erskine is an Afrikaans author of novels, youth novels and radio dramas. Born in Randfontein and schooled in Westonaria, he holds a BA, taught English in South Africa and Taiwan for about six years, and later lived in the United Arab Emirates.
His other works include the debut novel Oos (2007), the chick-lit title Donatello en Volksie and Bruidzilla (2020). He founded the Facebook group Lekkerleesboekrak and won the 2024 RSG radio drama competition.
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