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Themba
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- Book Synopsis
- Translated by Karin Chubb Karin Chubb was Shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation, a unique award celebrating the high quality and diversity of translated fiction for young readers, in 2013. Made into an award-winning film. A hard-hitting, and emotional story of AIDs in South Africa, following Themba and his dreams of becoming a famous footballer. Themba grows up dreaming of becoming a football star. One day he leaves the village and travels with his sister to the city in search of their mother. Life is a struggle and Themba has to grow up fast. A lucky break gives him the chance to train as a footballer and play professionally - but Themba has a secret - should he tell the truth and risk everything he's ever dreamed of?
- About The Author
- German-Dutch author Lutz van Dijk (Ph.D) was born in 1955 in Berlin. He was a teacher in Hamburg before joining the staff of the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam. Lutz has been living in Cape Town since 2011, received an honourary professorship for poetry at the University of Oldenburg/Germany in 2009 and is co-founder of HOKISA (Homes for Kids in South Africa), a non-government organisation for children affected by AIDS. Lutz received the 1997 Youth Literature Prize of Namibia. His novel Stronger than the Storm is read in South African schools in Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa. He received the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany in 2001. His History of the Jews was nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize in 2001.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781906582210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Aurora Metro Books, (04 October 2011)
- Number of Pages
- 185
- Weight
- 217 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 128 x 15 mm
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