Blood's inner rhyme : an autobiographical novel / Antjie Krog

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krog, Antjie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mothers and daughters--Fiction.

Mothers and daughters.

Genre:

South African fiction (English)

Autobiographical fiction

Autobiographical fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cape Town, South Africa : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House South Africa (Pty) Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

"I came to know the country, I have enacted my life not better or worse than others, the harvest was not richer or poorer than that of others, though full of good shoots. But I knew that I was coming to die here next to the river; I came to look for it like the elephants do. Poet Antjie Krog returns to the landscape of her childhood. The Free State plains enchant her - it is her home, and the home of her mother, the writer Dot Serfontein. In her nineties, Dot is frail and needs full-time care, but her intellect and sense of humour are razor-sharp, and her writing is comparable to that of her daughter. In Blood's Inner Rhyme, Antjie Krog breaks the boundaries between genres and writes about this relationship that continues to fascinate and torment her. Using letters, diary entries and care-home records, the book explores creative influence, ideological disagreements and the realities of ageing. Krog exposes the insurmountable differences between generations but also shows the love and mutual admiration between two highly skilled writers. Beautifully and poignantly written, Blood's Inner Rhyme delves into cultural heritage, the country's Anglo-Boer War history, issues of land ownership and race, as well as romantic relationships across racial boundaries. The story of the relationship between mother and daughter, this is Krog's most personal book, as well as the most universal"--Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240).

ISBN:

9781776391813

1776391810

OCLC:

1521297187

Publisher Number:

90104646235