Stories op Rym by Pieter W. Grobbelaar

Stories op Rym (Ex-Library Copy of Early Afrikaans Narrative Verse)

A Illustrated Selection of Early Afrikaans Narrative Poems, Edited by Pieter W. Grobbelaar

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Stories op Rym: Keur van vroeë Afrikaanse verhalende verse
• Author: Pieter W. Grobbelaar
• Publisher: LAPA Uitgewers (Edms.) Bpk., Pretoria
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN-13: 9780799328035
• ISBN-10: 0799328030
• Edition Details: Eerste druk (First Printing), 2000.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound.
• Physical Format: Large softcover (trade size), 148 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Wraps: Illustrated softcover in dark tones with red imagery. Light wear to the edges of the front cover and a small, paler patch at the lower left of the front cover, possibly from a removed label. A Gauteng Library Services barcode sticker is fixed to the back cover, and the remnant of a library label (839.361 STO afr) remains at the foot of the spine.
• Interior: The pages are clean and bright and the binding is tight. Ex-library copy with a Gauteng Provincial Library and Information Service stamp on page 17, and a Gauteng library date label pasted inside the cover with a pencilled signature and a Withdrawn stamp. Page 103 shows some slight surface marks. The colour illustrated pages are clean.
• Provenance: Ex-library copy from Gauteng Library and Information Services: date label with pencil mark, 'Withdrawn from library and information services' stamp, library stamp on page 17, barcode sticker on the back cover and a spine label remnant.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Stories op Rym, subtitled Keur van vroeë Afrikaanse verhalende verse, is an anthology of early Afrikaans narrative poetry, published by LAPA Uitgewers in Pretoria in 2000 and compiled by Pieter W. Grobbelaar. The selection gathers early favourites among Afrikaans verse that tells a story, and it includes a full-page portrait of C.P. Hoogenhout.

The volume is illustrated in colour throughout by Annette Stork, whose pictures accompany the verse and give the collection the feel of a lavishly presented family keepsake as well as a literary anthology.

Grobbelaar was closely associated with Afrikaans folk culture and folklore, and this anthology reflects that interest in the older storytelling tradition. A companion volume, Die tweede gerf, followed in 2003, drawing mainly on older poets. This ex-library copy will suit readers and collectors of Afrikaans poetry and heritage literature.

Author Profile: Pieter W. Grobbelaar

Pieter Willem Grobbelaar (1930–2013) was a South African writer, born in Bloemfontein, best known for his children's and youth stories. He began his career as a journalist at Die Burger and Die Volksblad, joined the SABC in 1956, and in 1984 became a professor in the Department of African Culture at Stellenbosch.

He was known for his knowledge of Afrikaans folk culture and folklore, and edited the series Die Afrikaner en sy kultuur. His other works include Famous South African Folk Tales, Die Groot Afrikaanse Heldeboek and Die Vermaaklike Lewe van Tyl Uilspieel.

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