Lit in Translation

Jan van Tonder

Born 1954 · South Africa

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Books on prize lists

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    UJ-prys 2020 · Shortlist

    Die verevrou

    Title translated by AI:“The Feather Woman”

    Jan van Tonder · 65 when first published

    Novel · 320 pages · Migration

    AI-generated summary:Liora grows up on an ostrich farm in Algeria, spending her days in her aunt’s feather workshop. When unrest forces the family to flee, years in Paris follow before she arrives in the Little Karoo in search of her uncle Moshe.