Land of my ancestors
Subtitle: an epic South African story, based on true events
By: Botlhale Tema
Contributors: Tema, Botlhale
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781776094127
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Freedmen; Fiction; Families; Male friendship
Description: Land of My Ancestors, previously published as The People of Welgeval, tells the story of the two young men and their descendants, as they build a life for themselves on Welgeval. As they raise their families and take in people who have been dispossessed, we follow the births, deaths, adventures and joys of the farm's inhabitants in their struggle to build a new community. Set against the backdrop of slavery, colonialism, the Anglo-Boer War and the rise of apartheid, this is a fascinating and insightful retelling of history. It is an inspiring story about friendship and family, landownership and learning, and about how people transform themselves from victims to victors. A new prologue and epilogue give more historical context to the narrative and tell the story of the land claim involving the farm, which happened after the book's original publication.
Notes: "Land of my ancestors was first published in 2005, with the title The people of Welgeval"--Prologue.