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Rites of the ox

Slaughtering an ox means it is party time!

Whether in the heart of Afrikaner culture, or in the spirit-world of the African continent, the rites of slaughtering and feasting go hand in hand with joyous celebrations and thanksgiving.

Rites of the Ox by Izak de Vries is a collection of short stories that are sexy, funny and, at times, sad. They explore the journeys of the heart, the footpaths of religion and the mystical ways of love.

These stories are about people who love and who want to be loved.

The stories in the first half are translations of De Vries's acclaimed collection, Kom slag 'n bees. The rest are newer works, many of them appear in Byna liefde.

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(This collection has been created for students in their final year at school. For once the Department of Education selected a large and meaningful variety of stories, some even quite modern. Excellent references accompany each story. I have two stories in this collection. One story, "Mutsuku", has been translated and appears in Rites of the ox.)

Twee van my verhale verskyn in hierdie moderne bloemlesing. Hulle is "Mutsuku" en "Die Engelman".

Ek is nogal trots op hierdie bundel. In die verlede was die verhale wat aan die arme skoliere voorgeskryf is, soms vreemd. Di� keer het die departement van onderwys se amptenare uit hulle pad gegaan om lekkerleesverhale te kies. Daar is ou verhale, en baie moderne verhale. Om dus hier te verskyn saam met Hennie Aucamp, Johan C Bakkes, Abraham de Vries, EKM Dido, Willem Fransman, Elise Muller, Jan Rabie, Riana Scheepers, Ria Smuts, Dana Snyman, Dolf van Niekerk en nog vele ander, waaronder my vriend Madlala Makhaza, is nogal iets om oor huis toe te skryf.

Elkeen van die verhale word vergesel van 'n groot aantal baie interessante, uiters deeglike aantekeninge.

Ek sou s� enige leeskring sal die verhale en die aantekeninge baie geniet en regtig waardevol vind.

Terloops: Toe ek op skool was, het JP Smuts al boeke saamgestel. Ek het altyd gedink: "Wow... Ek wonder hoe dit moet voel om in s� 'n boek te wees?" Nou weet ek, en die antwoord is: "Lekker!"