The Swan Whisperer by Marlene Van Niekerk

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The Swan Whisperer by Marlene Van Niekerk

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The Swan Whisperer by Marlene Van Niekerk

Through gathered letters and recordings, Van Niekerk recounts Olwagen s discovery of a vagrant who, without uttering anything intelligible, summons swans from Amsterdam s canals. The Swan Whisperer probes at the relationship between language and living, translation and writing, stories and truth. From an obsession with words to an obsession with dismantling them, Van Niekerk explores what stirs humans to translate. A story of doubles, cadence and swan whisperings, this cahier delves into the playfulness of sound in the Afrikaans language, and the necessity for listening in all translation.

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ISBN 13 9781909631106
ISBN 10 1909631108
Title The Swan Whisperer
Author Marlene Van Niekerk
Series Cahiers Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Sylph Editions
Year published 2012-10-15
Number of pages 40
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.