annerkant die longdrop by Anoeschka von Meck
annerkant die longdrop (Afrikaans Debut Novel, Tafelberg 2009 Edition)
A bold, quirky Afrikaans debut novel of a searching young woman, by the Namibian author of Vaselinetjie
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: annerkant die longdrop
- Author: Anoeschka von Meck
- Publisher: Tafelberg, Kaapstad
- Publication Date: 2009
- ISBN-13: 9780624048114
- Edition Details: Tweede uitgawe (Second Edition), Tafelberg, 2009.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, without flaps.
- Physical Format: Tall trade-paperback format (Large Softcover).
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: Purple-maroon printed card wrappers. The front and back covers are clean, with no tears or creasing. The spine is straight with clear lettering, and the corners are sharp. The front cover sits very slightly bowed away from the text block at the spine edge, with no damage.
- Interior: The text is clean and legible, with no marks. The page edges are cream and evenly toned, with no obvious foxing. The binding is tight.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Annerkant die longdrop is the Afrikaans debut novel of Anoeschka von Meck. This is the Tafelberg edition, published in Cape Town in 2009. It follows a young woman who is waiting and searching, and whose journey takes her through three versions of herself, as three sisters studying at Stellenbosch.
Her path leads through distant places in South America, India and Africa, and back into her childhood and family past. The story moves through an overdose towards a meeting with a mysterious 'He'. It is a raw, unvarnished novel with a quirky, earthy and unsentimental voice, and a sad, wayward heroine.
The novel has also drawn scholarly attention. Hester Carstens examined its liminality and narrative voice in an article in Stilet, the journal of the Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging. It is a worthwhile copy for collectors of contemporary Afrikaans and Namibian literature.
Author Profile: Anoeschka von Meck
Anoeschka von Meck (born 1967) is a Namibian author who writes in Afrikaans. She worked as a matron in a children's home and later as a journalist, including as a full-time reporter for Die Republikein.
Her breakthrough novel, Vaselinetjie (2004), won three literary awards. Her other works include Essie Honiball – Die Ontwaking (2010).
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