Percy Fitzpatrick (1862–1931)

Teoksen Jock of the Bushveld tekijä

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Sisältää nimet: Percy Fitzpatrick, J Percy Fitzpatrick, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, James Percy Fitzpatrick, Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick

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Jock of the Bushveld (1907) 366 kappaletta

The Transvaal from within; a private record of public affairs (1899) 13 kappaletta

Jock of the Bushveld (abridged edition) (1960) 11 kappaletta

South African memories (1932) — Toimittaja — 9 kappaletta

The outspan (1897) 6 kappaletta

Through Mashonaland with pick and pen (1973) 5 kappaletta

The Outspan; Tables of South Africa (2013) 1 kappale

The Outspan - Tales of South Africa (Perfect Library) (2015) 1 kappale

The Outspan: Tales of South Africa (Classic Reprint) (2017) 1 kappale

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The Penguin Book of Southern African Stories (1985) — Avustaja — 49 kappaletta

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Kanoninen nimi: Fitzpatrick, Percy
Virallinen nimi: FitzPatrick, James Percy
Syntymäaika: 1862-07-24
Kuolinaika: 1931-01-24
Hautapaikka: Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Sukupuoli: male
Kansalaisuus: South Africa
Syntymäpaikka: King William's Town, South Africa
Kuolinpaikka: Amanzi, Uitenhage, Cape Colony
Asuinpaikat: Pretoria, South Africa
Koulutus: St. Gregory's College, Bath, England, UK
St. Aidan's College, Grahamstown, South Africa
Ammatit: author
politician
mining financier
pioneer of the fruit industry (South Africa)
Suhteet: FitzPatrick, James Coleman (father)
FitzGerald, Jenny (mother)
Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset: Order of St Michael and St George (Knight Commander, 1902)

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Jock of the bushveld Tekijä: Percy Fitzpatrick

Well written. Not politically correct in today's terms, but actually a sympathetic description of both the white and native people.

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lcl999 | 1 muu arvostelu | Jun 25, 2022 |

Jock of the Bushveld Tekijä: Sir Percy Fitzpatrick

I really have no idea how to review this South African classic, first published in 1907. It is the story of a trekker and his dog, in the bushveld, but driving through the heart of it is the story of Jim Makokela, a Zulu warrior who now serves his white masters with a deep and understated wisdom and drinks whenever he has money. It is a deeply uncomfortable book on many levels to the modern reader - the treatment of the black 'boys', the casual violence, the harshness of life on the veld - and the ending is full of sorrows at many levels too. But it is an evocative portrayal of another world.… (lisätietoja)

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atreic | 6 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jul 28, 2021 |