Troep - The Things They Carried: A Powerful Look at the South African Border War

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Troep - The Things They Carried: A Powerful Look at the South African Border War
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A new book, 'Troep - The Things They Carried', by former editor of Die Burger and outdoor magazine Weg, Bun Booyens, explores the experiences of ordinary soldiers during the South African Border War. Based on interviews and stories from over 100 veterans, the book delves into their memories of camaraderie, hardship, and loss. While touching on aspects like army life, raids, and dangers faced, the book's true power lies in its ability to weave a tapestry of nostalgia and melancholy, leaving readers deeply moved by the soldiers' stories.

Afrikaanse boeke het vanjaar goed gedoen in alle genres op trefferlyste met lesers wat hul stemme dik gemaak het en hul beursies oopgemaak het.

Booyens het aan Rekord gesê dit was sy droom om “doodgewone ervarings van meer as 100 oud-troepe oor hul weermagdiens aan te teken. Nie die generaals en manne met range nie, maar die manne op die grond”. Soms, omdat jy ’n tydsgewrig met mense gedeel het, verbeel jy jou jy weet dalk so breedweg wat die tydsgees en gebeure was, maar die bundel het my blik op die verlede en hierdie tyd ook in my lewe wat rakelings geraak is hierdeur, ’n heel nuwe perspektief gegee.

Die Overberg-roman met sy blik op talle temas soos uitgewers en skrywers en die verhouding tussen hulle, gemeenskappe se werkinge en die geheime van die verlede en die hede asook ’n stewige storieknoop oor ’n moord al dan nie, laat jou die blaaie vinnig omblaai.Prins is ’n manuskripontwikkelaar in die verhaal en blameer haarself dat ’n slegte keurdersverslag van haar aan ’n skrywer moontlik sy lewe só beïnvloed het, dat hy sy lewe geneem het, of dalk vermoor is.

Met hierdie roman, haar 50ste een, is dit ’n trefseker skrywer aan die woord wat met haar boekebedryfvernuf ook oor die kuns van skryf deurlopend kommentaar lewer.’n Ideale geskenk vir iemand wat jy weet dalk ’n manuskrip op ’n skootrekenaar iewers gebêre hou. Gee aandag aan wat jy eet en hoe jy in die hede lewe – dit is die uitgangspunt in die twee meelewende kokke se aanslag in hierdie tweede boek met sy sonderlinge omslag.

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