A panoramic novel, compelling, sparing no one – yet with a deep humanity, humour and empathy for the human condition! A hundred years ago a small settlement developed in the Northern Cape. As more residents move in and the first children are born, Vatmaar becomes a town. We are told of Oom Chai, who in turn tells of Ta Vuurmaak, who in turn introduces another character and his story. Thus a chain of stories is created. The characters tell of the Anglo Boer War; the diamond diggers; the tricksters and the tricked; marriages; funerals; life, and death.
"… a masterpiece …" – World Literature Today
- Beskikbaar in Afrikaans as Vatmaar