Bundu

Bundu

by Chris Barnard (Author)

Synopsis

In a place near Mozambique where no one knows the boundary, drought is changing everything. Tens then hundreds of people seek refuge in a forgotten outpost where a clinic is run by lonely souls of uncertain training, nuns staunchly determined to serve. But the inundation soon becomes too much for them, and there is no help from outside. Within the small community of outsiders a plan takes shape that is as outrageous as it is inspired, when Brand de la Rey, an ecologist who is researching the local baboons, organizes a desperate mission for more supplies, using a damaged airplane that is unfit for purpose.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 250
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Published: 17 Jan 2013

ISBN 10: 1846882338
ISBN 13: 9781846882333

Media Reviews
Love, intrigue, and a keep observation of human treachery and human hope fill the pages. Translated from the Afrikaans into a flowing, nicely placed English, this should appeal to those seeking a different viewpoint that still resonates as deeply human. Booklist
Compact, colourful, freighted with great issues but written with pace and grace, Bundu should introduce UK readers to a giant of African fiction. Chris Barnard helped lead the Sixties revival of literature in Afrikaans, yet the South African veteran's latest novel reveals an author at the height of his powers. The Independent
Author Bio
Chris Barnard was born in Nelspruit in 1939. He matriculated in 1957 and completed a BA degree in 1960 at the University of Pretoria. He worked as a journalist for seventeen years and as a script writer and film producer between 1978 and 1994. Barnard has published thirty books, including novels, plays for stage and radio, short stories, film scripts and childrens books. In February 2012, he was recipient of the Department of Arts and Culture's South African Literary Awards (SALA) for lifetime achievement.