The Book of Happenstance
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Book Overview "This is an extraordinary story from an extraordinary writer. . . . If you haven't experienced the mind of Ingrid Winterbach yet, she is ...
"This is an extraordinary story from an extraordinary writer. . . . If you haven't experienced the mind of Ingrid Winterbach yet, she is a writer who clings to your soul."--Pretoria News
A middle-aged lexicographer, Helena Verbloem, travels alone to Durban to assist in the creation of a dictionary of Afrikaans words that have fallen out of use. Shortly after her arrival, her apartment is burglarized, and her collection of precious shells, shells that she had been collecting for a lifetime, is stolen. Meeting with indifference from the local police, she decides to investigate the crime on her own, with the help of her new friend from the Museum of Natural History, Sof. While investigating the crime, Helena reflects on the life she's lived--her ex-husband, her daughter, her lovers, her childhood--and begins to fall in love with her married boss, Theo Verway.
An alternately sublime and satirical meditation on love, loss, and obsession, Ingrid Winterbach's The Book of Happenstance is an emotionally affecting masterpiece from one of South Africa's most exciting authors.
Ingrid Winterbach is an artist and novelist whose work has won the M-Net Prize, Old Mutual Literary Prize, the University of Johannesburg Prize for Creative Writing, and the W.A. Hofmeyr Prize. She's also received the Hertzog Prize, an honor she shares with Breyten Breytenbach and Etienne Leroux.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 254 | Language: English | Publisher: OPEN LETTER | ISBN: 193482433X
FormatPaperback
Pages254
LanguageEnglish
ISBN193482433X
EAN9781934824337
PublisherOPEN LETTER
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionFirst Edition
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.78 Pounds
Length8.45 Inches
Width5.53 Inches
Height0.78 Inches
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