Percy Fitzpatrick (1862–1931)

Autor von Jock of the Bushveld

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Beinhaltet die Namen: Percy Fitzpatrick, J Percy Fitzpatrick, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, James Percy Fitzpatrick, Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick

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Jock of the Bushveld (1907) 363 Exemplare

The Transvaal from within; a private record of public affairs (1899) 13 Exemplare

Jock of the Bushveld (abridged edition) (1960) 11 Exemplare

South African memories (1932) — Herausgeber — 9 Exemplare

The outspan (1897) 6 Exemplare

Through Mashonaland with pick and pen (1973) 5 Exemplare

The Outspan; Tables of South Africa (2013) 1 Exemplar

The Outspan - Tales of South Africa (Perfect Library) (2015) 1 Exemplar

The Outspan: Tales of South Africa (Classic Reprint) (2017) 1 Exemplar

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Gebräuchlichste Namensform: Fitzpatrick, Percy
Rechtmäßiger Name: FitzPatrick, James Percy
Geburtstag: 1862-07-24
Todestag: 1931-01-24
Begräbnisort: Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Geschlecht: male
Nationalität: South Africa
Geburtsort: King William's Town, South Africa
Sterbeort: Amanzi, Uitenhage, Cape Colony
Wohnorte: Pretoria, South Africa
Ausbildung: St. Gregory's College, Bath, England, UK
St. Aidan's College, Grahamstown, South Africa
Berufe: author
politician
mining financier
pioneer of the fruit industry (South Africa)
Beziehungen: FitzPatrick, James Coleman (father)
FitzGerald, Jenny (mother)
Preise und Auszeichnungen: Order of St Michael and St George (Knight Commander, 1902)

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Jock of the bushveld von Percy Fitzpatrick

Well written. Not politically correct in today's terms, but actually a sympathetic description of both the white and native people.

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lcl999 | 1 weitere Rezension | Jun 25, 2022 |

Jock of the Bushveld von Sir Percy Fitzpatrick

I really have no idea how to review this South African classic, first published in 1907. It is the story of a trekker and his dog, in the bushveld, but driving through the heart of it is the story of Jim Makokela, a Zulu warrior who now serves his white masters with a deep and understated wisdom and drinks whenever he has money. It is a deeply uncomfortable book on many levels to the modern reader - the treatment of the black 'boys', the casual violence, the harshness of life on the veld - and the ending is full of sorrows at many levels too. But it is an evocative portrayal of another world.… (mehr)

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atreic | 6 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 28, 2021 |