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summary Donker Stroom , series Donker Stroom , book Donker Stroom , pdf Donker Stroom , Donker Stroom 1cb383a10b Aan Die Einde Van , Enkele Jare Voor Die Anglo Boereoorlog, Het Die Jarige Wewenaar En Transvaalse Koerantman Eug Ne Marais Na Londen Vertrek Om In Die Regte Te Gaan Studeer Hier Het Hy O Nskynlik Tot In Die Doodsnikke Van Die Oorlog GewoonOor Hierdie Lewensjare Van Een Van Afrikaans Se Beroemdste Letterkundige Figure Is Baie Min Bekend Leon Rousseau S In Sy Baanbreker Lewensverhaal Oor Marais, Die Groot Verlange Tensy Ontdekkings Gemaak Word Wat N Mens Jou Op Die Oomblik Kwalik Kan Voorstel, Sal Dit Altyd Onmoontlik Bly Om N Samehangende Relaas Van Marais Se Vyf Jaar In Europa Te Gee Hierdie Ontdekkings En Nog Baie Meer Is Nou Gemaak In Donker Stroom Word Onthul Presies Waarmee Marais Hom Kort Voor, Tydens En N Die Bitter Stryd Tussen Boer En Brit Besig Gehou Het, N Verstommende Verhaal Wat N Mens Jou Skaars Kan Indink Was Marais Die Onkreukbare Patriot En Joernalis Wat Sy Biograwe Van Hom Gemaak Het, Of Is Hierdie Afrikaner Ikoon Ook Deur Die Donker Stroom Van Die Tydsgees Meegesleur
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Carel van der Merwe se boek is indrukwekkend, veral om twee redes Eerstens het hy n enorme hoeveelheid navorsing onderneem, soos onder meer ge mpliseer deur die bronverwysings Tog het hy daarin geslaag om sy bevindinge in n leesbare teks saam te vat wat, hoewel lank, toon dat hy as skrywer van drie romans weet hoe om sy leser te boei Tweedens blyk die figuur van Eug ne Marais uiters kompleks te wees, en om deur die mynveld van weersprekende inligting omtrent hom te beweeg is reeds n groot prestasie, selfs om iets so relatief eenvoudigs as sy geboortejaar te bevestig Marais se eie gewoonte om van alternatiewe feite gebruik te maak, sou dalk in ons Trumpiaanse post waarheid era ingepas het vir Van der Merwe as navorser moes al die verskillende weergawes, oor byvoorbeeld Marais se Oos Afrika ekspedisie, hoofbrekens besorg het om enersyds geloofwaardige feite vas te stel en andersyds motiverings vir die variante af te lei Steeds is daar feite oor Marais se lewe onbekend en moontlikhede wat nie bevestig kan word nie Van der Merwe s self dat hy hoop op nuwe ontdekkings deur toekomstige navorsers Tog bring hy ons heelwat nader daaraan om Marais te begryp as selfs die beste pogings van sy voorgangers, soos Leon Rousseau in Die groot verlange 1984, derde uitgawe.Carel van der Merwe conducted an impressive amount of research for this attempt to come closer to the truth about the enigmatic Eug ne Marais Despite the enormous amount of facts, deductions and analysis of implications, often sifting through contradictory statements to try and recreate reality, Van der Merwe creates a text that is clear and easy to read He provides an important contribution to the historiography of South Africa s past and Afrikaans literature.
Not quite my cup of tea Although it does show some new facettes on the Boer War and Afrikaaner opposition against Paul Kruger and his way of doing things in the tradition of the Voortrekkers Politically it reminds me, that there is nothing new under the sun and the present dispensation is not so unique in its fraud and nepotism after all Paul Kruger had practiced this kind of bad rule a century ago already and all independent of the British Rather like Alexander Merensky had written beforehand It is also quite an eye opener to hear of how Marais himself tried to get by by hock or by crock Lying about his age, his qualifications and achievements in Pretoria, in London and then also during his studies in Bonn etc never quite finishing something off, but trying to get away with it anyway Not the exemplary Afrikaaner I always believed him to be He did go through deep waters, didn t really have a father and lost his wife far to early, but stil he was a rather shady character and not so much the straight forward Afrikaaner after all Lots of research went into this account and it reads something like an old history book or the lenghty lecture for some class in History II or III Glad I m done with that dark chapter.