{"product_id":"die-afrikaanse-kortverhaalboek-de-vries-1984","title":"Die Afrikaanse Kortverhaalboek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDie Afrikaanse Kortverhaalboek (1984 Fifth Printing in Pictorial Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Standard Afrikaans Short Story Anthology Compiled by Abraham H. de Vries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Die Afrikaanse Kortverhaalboek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Abraham H. de Vries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Human \u0026amp; Rousseau, Kaapstad ; Pretoria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0798110236\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tweede uitgawe (Second Edition), Vyfde druk (Fifth Printing), 1984.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with printed pictorial dust jacket showing a photographic grid of contributing authors in gold and brown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium octavo hardcover, compiled anthology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afrikaans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The hardcover is protected by its pictorial dust jacket. The boards, corners and edges beneath the jacket have not been assessed and are not described here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The title page is clean and the copyright page is clearly legible. The binding is sound where the book opens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present, in Good (G) condition. The jacket shows chipping and paper loss along the spine edges and hinges, with a frayed top of the spine. There are small white losses on the front panel near the top right and at the lower back corner, and light general rubbing. Protected in a Mylar sleeve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDie Afrikaanse Kortverhaalboek is an anthology of Afrikaans short stories compiled by Abraham H. de Vries and published by Human \u0026amp; Rousseau. The names of many well-known Afrikaans writers appear on the jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe anthology has long been regarded as a standard work and a barometer of the short story genre in Afrikaans. De Vries has been described by a bookseller as the most important canonizer of the Afrikaans short story, and the collection was revised and reissued across many editions, the later ones running to well over a hundred stories in chronological order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1984 printing is a useful collectible copy for anyone gathering Afrikaans literary anthologies, or tracing how the canon of the Afrikaans short story was shaped for generations of readers and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Abraham H. de Vries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbraham Hermanus de Vries (1937–2024) was born in Ladismith and is counted among the most respected figures in Afrikaans literature associated with the Sestigers. He studied at Stellenbosch and at the University of Amsterdam, and obtained doctorates from both institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1963 to 1965 he was art editor of Die Vaderland. His prizes include the Eugène Marais Prize for Vliegoog and the Perskor Prize for Briekwa. 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