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Fiela's Child (Phoenix Fiction) Paperback – September 1, 1992
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"Everything a novel can be: convincing, thought-provoking, upsetting, unforgettable, and timeless."—Grace Ingoldby, New Statesman
"Fiela's Child is a parade that broadens and humanizes our understanding of the conflicts still affecting South Africa today."—Francis Levy, New York Times Book Review
"A powerful creation of time and place with dark threads of destiny and oppression and its roots in the almost Biblical soil of a storyteller's art."—Christopher Wordsworth, The Guardian
"The characters in the novel live and breathe; and the landscape is so brightly painted that the trees, birds, elephants, and rivers of old South Africa are characters themselves. A book not to miss."—Kirkus Reviews
- Print length360 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
- Publication dateSeptember 1, 1992
- Dimensions5.25 x 1 x 8 inches
- ISBN-100226510832
- ISBN-13978-0226510835
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- Publisher : University of Chicago Press; 1st edition (September 1, 1992)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 360 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0226510832
- ISBN-13 : 978-0226510835
- Item Weight : 13.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 1 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,501,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #16,635 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction
- #85,896 in Teen & Young Adult Books
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About the author
Dalene Matthee, author of 13 books, is best known for her four "Forest books" on the Knysna Forest: Circles in a Forest, Fiela's Child, The Mulberry Forest and Dreamforest.
Dalene was born in Riversdale in the Southern Cape, South Africa, in 1938. She began her writing career with children's stories and short stories before taking on her first novel after a hiking trip through the Outeniqua hiking trail around Knysna. Her curiosity led to a journey through the stories and studies of these indigenous forests. In the end, she gathered enough material for four books.
Each book is underpinned by thorough research. Her books have been translated into 14 languages, and some of her books have been used as prescribed books in schools for over 20 years. Dalene has received various awards, including the ATKV Prose Award (4 times), the Southern African Institute of Forestry Award (twice), the Swiss Stab Award and the Department of Arts and Culture's SA Literary Award (posthumously). She is the only South African author of whom over 1 million Afrikaans books have been sold.
She died in 20 February 2005 and a memorial has been erected for her in the Knysna Forest. More information available at http://www.dalenematthee.co.za/english/index.html
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