Tot siens, koning Arthur by Annelie Ferreira

Tot siens, koning Arthur (Sanlam Youth Prize-Winning Afrikaans Novel)

An award-winning Afrikaans youth novel of expulsion, community service and an unlikely friendship at an old-age home

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Tot siens, koning Arthur
• Author: Annelie Ferreira
• Publisher: Tafelberg, Kaapstad
• Publication Date: 2012
• ISBN-13: 9780624056225
• Edition Details: Eerste uitgawe (First Edition), 2012. Fourth printing, 2020.
• Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound. Pictorial cover with a Sanlam-prys vir Jeuglektuur Goud 2011 sticker to the front.
• Physical Format: Trade-size softcover, 151 pages. Text only.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Wraps: The pictorial wrappers are clean and tidy, with no obvious creasing or tears. The spine is red with cream lettering and is unbroken. The corners are neat and the page block edges are clean and lightly toned. The Sanlam-prys vir Jeuglektuur Goud 2011 award sticker remains on the front cover.
• Interior: The text block is clean and the binding appears tight. No foxing, marks or writing are visible to the pages examined.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Tot siens, koning Arthur (Goodbye, King Arthur) is a youth novel by Annelie Ferreira, published by Tafelberg in Cape Town in 2012. It won the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature and was the author's first book for young readers.

The story follows Sylvia, a schoolgirl whose future plans have collapsed. After she is expelled from school before matric, she must complete community service at an old-age home, where a nurse insists on calling her Guinevere. When her five-year-old brother falls ill, she has to rely on her own instincts. Her mother's sayings about making your bed and sleeping in it frame the tale.

The novel has also found a place as a set-work text in Afrikaans schools, which makes it a notable title in contemporary Afrikaans youth literature and a useful copy for collectors of prize-winning Afrikaans fiction.

Author Profile: Annelie Ferreira

Annelie Ferreira matriculated at Hoërskool Bellville and obtained a BA at Stellenbosch University, followed by a postgraduate diploma in translation. She worked full-time as a language practitioner and sub-editor at Sanlam's language office and at Human & Rousseau, before turning to freelance work.

Tot siens, koning Arthur was her first youth book. Her other works include Dit vat guts (Human & Rousseau, 2013), Maar Tintin in Tibet (Tafelberg, 2013) and Chuck Norris kan deel deur nul (Tafelberg, 2014). She has also written non-fiction.

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