{"product_id":"die-vloek-johan-kruger-2012","title":"Die vloek by Johan Kruger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDie vloek (Afrikaans First Edition Suspense Novel)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Suspense Novel of Land Claims and an Ancestral Curse on a Highveld Farm\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 vloek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Johan Kruger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e LAPA Uitgewers, Pretoria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780799358278\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eerste uitgawe (First Edition). Softcover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, with a skull image on a dark green ground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium softcover, approximately 200 x 130 mm.\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 Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The printed wrappers are clean and bright, with a skull image on a dark green ground. The dark spine shows a faint vertical crease line near the top, with no obvious tears or rubbing. Corners and edges are sound, the head and foredge are clean, and the edges are slightly toned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are cream and clean with light, even toning. The binding is tight and the pages open flat. No foxing, stains or markings were seen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e A handwritten signature in black ink on the title page, below the author's name, appearing to read 'Jay Bruywagen'. It is not the author's name and is probably a previous owner's signature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDie vloek, published by LAPA Uitgewers in Pretoria in 2012, is an Afrikaans suspense novel by Johan Kruger. It opens in 1890, when a farmer digging a pit near Middelburg turns up a skull. The discovery sets a curse in motion over the family and its land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive generations later, a descendant faces a land claim on his father's farm and tries to unravel the curse the grave brought upon the family. A stormy night search for his father in the Tygerpoort brings matters to a head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, the novel explores the sins of the fathers visited on later generations, and unseen forces that reason cannot explain. It opens with family trees of the black and white families, and a review in Tydskrif vir Letterkunde read it in conversation with a well-known novel by Van Heerden. It was nominated for an ATKV Woordveertjie award in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collectible modern Afrikaans novel that engages with land, restitution and inheritance in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Johan Kruger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohan Kruger is a law professor and senior advocate who also served for many years as a judge. He was involved in drafting the 1993 Constitution and chairs the council of North-West University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other writing includes youth novels, a detective novel, short stories and historical fiction, among them the Anglo-Boer War novel Die dag van die Lord (Umuzi, 2015), the satire Die formidabele Ling Ho, and the crime novel Vermoedelik Dood (Protea, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDie vloek Johan Kruger · Afrikaans suspense novel · eerste uitgawe LAPA 2012 · Johan Kruger first edition · Afrikaans novel land claim curse · ATKV Woordveertjie nominated novel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LAPA Uitgewers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58774416326959,"sku":"TCB-000201","price":80.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/die-vloek81226_cover_1.jpg?v=1793706930","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/die-vloek-johan-kruger-2012","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}