Die Badwater van Bethesda by C. J. Langenhoven

Die Badwater van Bethesda (Afrikaans Langenhoven Tafelberg Softcover)

A Mof and His People: C. J. Langenhoven's Afrikaans Farm Tale in Illustrated Tafelberg Wrappers

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Die Badwater van Bethesda: 'n Verhaal van Mof en Sy Mense
• Author: C. J. Langenhoven
• Publisher: Tafelberg
• ISBN-13: 9780624029823
• ISBN-10: 0624029824
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated softcover (paperback) with a black spine and black back cover. Front cover artwork signed Angus McBride.
• Physical Format: Medium to large softcover, roughly trade size. No maps or plates.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated front cover, showing a dog, a young woman in a wheelchair and a Cape Dutch homestead, remains attractive. There is a small chip or tear at the top edge of the front cover, and light surface wear with a rubbed look at the foot of the cover. The black back cover shows scuffs, scratches and whitish marks. The black spine is worn at the head and foot, and the corners are slightly bumped. The page edges are toned.
• Interior: The text pages are toned but clean, with a small faint spot on the title page. The binding looks sound.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Die Badwater van Bethesda, subtitled 'n Verhaal van Mof en Sy Mense, is an Afrikaans story by C. J. Langenhoven, published by Tafelberg. It is set on a farm called Groenplaas, where the opening chapter introduces Frikkie, his lonely sister Poppie and a dog meant to keep her company.

Langenhoven is remembered as one of the central figures in the growth of Afrikaans as a literary language, and his Mof stories remain part of his much-loved body of writing for younger readers and families. This Tafelberg softcover carries a striking cover illustration signed by Angus McBride, with the dog, the young woman in her wheelchair and a Cape Dutch homestead.

A used collectible copy for readers of classic Afrikaans literature and for those gathering Langenhoven's work in Tafelberg editions.

Author Profile: C. J. Langenhoven

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven (published as C. J. Langenhoven) was a South African writer, lawyer, politician and poet who played a major role in the development of Afrikaans. From 1912 to 1914 he edited a newspaper in Oudtshoorn.

He wrote the words of Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (1918) and the first detective novel in Afrikaans, Donker Spore (1926). His other works include the science fiction work Loeloeraai (1923) and the novel Skaduwees van Nasaret (1927), which earned the Hertzog Prize. His collected works run to sixteen volumes.

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