A delightful collection of humorous stories, this book is set in the mythical village of Ystervarkrivier-ystervark means "porcupine" in Afrikaans-a forgotten outpost of the Drakeniqua Municipality, somewhere in South Africa. The central motif is the nine-hole golf course built by a displaced Yorkshireman, Harry Corkaby. The stories detail Harry's attempts to understand South Africa in the postapartheid years and to make money for his retirement by encouraging people to play on his folly.
The action is contemporary, reflecting recent events such as Tiger's divorce, the 2010 soccer World Cup, and South African politics, but the setting is timeless: a pastoral South Africa with little racial tension. The rural setting allows incursions by such oddities as a one-eyed ostrich, a Sangoma by the name of Dr. Mamba, and the eponymous porcupine.
| ISBN: | 9781431407217 |
| Publication date: | 14th March 2013 |
| Author: | Andy Capostagno |
| Illustrator: | Jack Swanepoel |
| Publisher: | Jacana Media |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
A delightful collection of humorous stories, this book is set in the mythical village of Ystervarkrivier-ystervark means "porcupine" in Afrikaans-a forgotten outpost of the Drakeniqua Municipality, somewhere in South Africa. The central motif is the nine-hole golf course built by a displaced Yorkshireman, Harry Corkaby.
Ystervarkrivier features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Ystervarkrivier was written by Andy Capostagno and published by Jacana Media
Ystervarkrivier has 200 pages