Monday, October 10, 2011

Daai ding is in jou bloed

My very good friend, Aneta Shaw, and Lene Malan had their Book launch "Daai ding loop in jou bloed" at Protea Books in Stellenbosch a few weeks back.  The book tells about the Nama people (Khoi-Khoi descendents), and their experiences.  Aneta and Lene stayed with the Nama people, experienced the Nama Festival in Steinkopf, learnt how to do the Nama stap-dans (walk-dance), listened to their stories, and wrote them as close to the truth as they could.  They went back to find out whether the stories came across as they should. These stories are full of heart and heartbreak.

The book has been translated into German, so is also available in German.

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