{"product_id":"stargazer-jan-van-tonder-2006","title":"Stargazer by Jan van Tonder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStargazer (Collectible English Translation of Roepman)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Durban Railway Camp Boyhood in 1960s Apartheid South Africa, Translated from the Afrikaans Novel Roepman\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 Stargazer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jan van Tonder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Human \u0026amp; Rousseau, Cape Town ; Pretoria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780798146821\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0798146826\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e English edition, first published in 2006. Translated from the Afrikaans by Elsa Silke.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback format), 208 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\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 (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated card wrappers. The front cover is clean with no obvious marks. The spine shows some light creasing and wear, with the publisher's logo stamp at the base and a yellow dot sticker near the foot. The back cover has a dark smudge or mark at the lower left edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are cream and clean where checked. The page block edges show light toning and a few small spots along the fore-edge and top edge. The binding is tight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e No inscriptions, bookplates or ownership marks. A yellow dot sticker on the foot of the spine.\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\u003eStargazer is the English edition of Jan van Tonder's Afrikaans novel Roepman, translated by Elsa Silke and published by Human \u0026amp; Rousseau in 2006. The story is set in a working-class railway neighbourhood in Durban in the 1960s, in the apartheid years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrator is thirteen-year-old Timus Rademan, whose imagination keeps blurring into reality. Through his eyes we meet his large family and their neighbours, in a narrative that mixes humour, pathos and the hardships of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Afrikaans original was shortlisted in 2005 for the ATKV, University of Johannesburg and M-Net book prizes. A film version was later made, with the author co-writing the script. This copy suits collectors of modern South African fiction and of Afrikaans literature in translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Jan van Tonder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJan van Tonder was born in Sabie on 29 August 1954 and is a journalist, author and playwright. He took a BA in Afrikaans, Psychology and Criminology at the University of Pretoria in 1978. He began writing while working for the prison service and became a full-time author in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis debut novel was Wit vis (1983), followed by the short stories Aandenking vir 'n vry man (1984) and the novel Is Sagie (1987), which later received a sequel, Is weer Sagie (2013). Die Kind won the ATKV prose prize in 1990 and the FAK prize in 1991. He also co-wrote Keeping and Breeding Birds: a Guide for South Africa (1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStargazer Jan van Tonder · Roepman English translation · Jan van Tonder novel · Durban apartheid fiction · Afrikaans novel in translation · Human \u0026amp; Rousseau 2006 · South African coming-of-age novel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Human \u0026 Rousseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58872001069359,"sku":"TCB-000835","price":80.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/stargazer60173_cover_1.jpg?v=1794738690","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/stargazer-jan-van-tonder-2006","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}