{"product_id":"raka-np-van-wyk-louw","title":"Raka - NP van Wyk Louw","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaka - NP van Wyk Louw\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Nasionale Boekhandel -, Tiende druk 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover book in a good condition.Some fading on black covers, especially on spine area with handling related wear to the crown and heel of the spine. Stamp and slight age related tanning on first page and some neat pencil inscription on some pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDie bekende epiese gedig!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaka, by N.P. van Wyk Louw, is a famous Afrikaans epic poem about a peaceful tribe disrupted by the arrival of Raka, a powerful, animalistic \"ape-man\" representing raw nature and instinct, challenging the refined, intellectual leader Koki, who embodies culture and thought, leading to a tragic struggle between civilization and primal force, exploring themes of good vs. evil, culture vs. nature, and the human condition.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw was born at Sutherland on June 11th 1906. He was second in line of four brothers, of which the youngest was W.E.G. Louw, the poet. Their parents Von Moltke and Poppie Louw with their family moved to Cape Town in 1920. The young Van Wyk studied at Cape Town University and received a MA degree in German, later he became lecturer at this university. In 1948 he received an honours degree from Utrecht University for his critique and creative works. In 1949 he became a Professor of Afrikaans at the University of Amsterdam, he held this post until 1958. After that he became Head of Department Afrikaans-Dutch at the University of Witwatersrand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the Dertigers, or \"Writers of the Thirties,\" N.P. van Wyk Louw produced among his most famous works his debut 1935 volume of poems, Alleenspraak (\"Monologue\"), the 1937 poetry collection Die halwe kring (\"The Semicircle\"), the verse epic Raka, and the 1956 tragedy Germanicus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN.P. van Wyk Louw is quoted on the Afrikaans Language Monument in Paarl, Western Cape Province; in his quote, he views Afrikaans as a bridge that connects Europe with Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe South African composer Cromwell Everson composed a song cycle, \"Vier Liefdesliedjies\", that used three of Louw's poems: \"Nagliedje\", \"Net altyd jy\", and \"Dennebosse\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe received various literary prizes: Hertzog prize for prose, drama and poetry. The S.A.B.C. prize for radio plays and the C.N.A.-literary prize. Some of his most well known works are the thesis in Afrikaans, Raka, Gestaltes en Diere, and Germanicus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN.P. van Wyk Louw died one week after his sixty fourth birthday on 18th June 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nasionale Boekhandel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52100354998575,"sku":"Raka - NP van Wyk Louw","price":80.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/20251204_121135.jpg?v=1765277793","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/raka-np-van-wyk-louw","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}