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Memorandum

'n verhaal met skilderye

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In this unique book the text and visual images offer parallel narratives that resonate poignantly with each other. The paintings quietly reflect the alienating experience of hospitalisation. The story is a gripping account by a lonely man who is diagnosed with cancer just before his retirement. The night before a scheduled operation he starts writnng a "memorandum" about a strange conversation he was party to during his previous stay in hospital, and the profound effect it hads on his life. Durinfg the act of writing he comes to a life-changing decision.

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Memorandum, Marlene van Niekerk, Adriaan van Zyl

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Année de publication
2006
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Titre
Memorandum
Sous-titre
'n verhaal met skilderye
Langue
Afrikaans
Publié
2006
Format
rigide
Pages
136
ISBN10
0798147296
ISBN13
9780798147293
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In this unique book the text and visual images offer parallel narratives that resonate poignantly with each other. The paintings quietly reflect the alienating experience of hospitalisation. The story is a gripping account by a lonely man who is diagnosed with cancer just before his retirement. The night before a scheduled operation he starts writnng a "memorandum" about a strange conversation he was party to during his previous stay in hospital, and the profound effect it hads on his life. Durinfg the act of writing he comes to a life-changing decision.