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Bosman, Herman Charles

 
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ISBN 10: 1647645182 ISBN 13: 9781647645182
Editorial: Scrawny Goat Books, 2022

Sinopsis

The remarkable autobiographical account of just over four year’s hard labour in South Africa’s Pretoria Central prison during the early twentieth century, written by one of South Africa’s greatest storytellers.


In 1926 Herman Charles Bosman was condemned to death after a catastrophic incident in which his step¬brother was shot dead. On the judge’s recommendation, however, a reprieve was granted and at the age of twenty-one, Bosman went to serve just over four years of a ten-year sentence of imprisonment.


Cold Stone Jug is the unique chronicle of Bosman’s experiences in Pretoria Central prison. Filled with larger-than-life real characters, violence, passion, and madness, Cold Stone Jug has been described as either his funniest book-or his saddest book.


Now with a glossary to explain Afrikaans words, phrases, and sayings to the reader.


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Acerca del autor

Herman Charles Bosman (1905-1951) was born near Cape Town to an Afrikaner family, but was fluent in both English and his mother tongue. He started writing short stories while at school in Johannesburg, and later became a teacher in the western Transvaal. Intrigued by that region and its characters, Bosman based most of his writings thereafter on his experiences at that time. In June 1926, after an argument at his family home in Johannesburg, he shot and killed his stepbrother. Convicted of murder, he was sentenced to death. This was later reduced to ten years with hard labour, but he was released on parole after five years. His prison experiences formed the basis for his semi-autobiographical book, Cold Stone Jug. After his release, he earned a living by running his own printing company and working as a journalist in Britain and South Africa before his death from a suspected heart attack.

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Editorial
Scrawny Goat Books
Año de publicación
2022
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1647645182
ISBN 13 
9781647645182
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
194
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