The Stars Say 'Tsau'

Subtitle:
/Xam Poetry of Dia!kwain, Kweiten-Ta-//Ken, /A!kunta, Han#kass'o, and //Kabbo
Author:
Antjie Krog
Format:
Softcover

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A very special, collectable book of poetry, comprising 35 San poems and 8 full-colour drawings and watercolours. Designed by Jrgen Fomm.

This collection consists of narratives by five different San (Bushmen) ‘word artists’ recorded in the la

Product details

Compiler:
Antjie Krog
Translator:
Antjie Krog
Publisher:
Kwela Books
ISBN:
9780795701757
Publication date:
January 2004
Length:
240mm
Width:
168mm
Thickness:
7mm
Weight:
240g
Pages:
64
Illustrations:
Ill.8col.ill.
Readership:
General

Review

A beautiful and tragic view of a pre-Cartesian culture. Numinous and elusive, these poems are mysterious, mystical, and reflect a vanished world that fills the reader with an elusive nostalgia close to grief. An important publication. --Gus Ferguson, author, Arse Poetica

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