Homebru 2007: 10 Quick questions to Christiaan Bakkes

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We asked the Exclusive Books Homebru 2007 authors to answer a few quick questions about the Homebru campaign and their status as a South African writer. Here are the answers of:

Christiaan Bakkes, skrywer van Stoffel se Veldnotas, uitgegee deur Human & Rousseau (R133)

  Stoffel se Veldnotas  
Christiaan Bakkes
  1. What do you think your book brings to the 2007 collection of South African Homebru books?
Afrikaanse wildernisverhale.
  1. Do you think South African writers should be proudly South African and write only South African stories?
Nee. As Afrikaner behoort ek en my stories aan die hele Afrika.
  1. The Homebru collection is, in essence, telling South African readers which local books they should be reading and which authors they should be paying attention to. Do you think the selection is representative enough of South African literature – fiction and non-fiction?
Ja. Suid-Afrika is ‘n diverse land. Daar is baie stories. Ek dink Homebru verteenwoordig Suid-Afrikaanse stories.

 

  1. In your opinion, is there a recently released book that has been left off that list that you think South Africans should be reading?
Ja, Die Buffel Struikel van Louis Bothma.
  1. Have you read any of the other Homebru 2007 titles?
Nee.
  1. Do you think campaigns like Homebru and literary fairs and festivals create hype around reading and encourage people to read?
Ja, dit speel beslis ‘n rol om die noodsaaklikheid van boeke en lees by die publiek tuis te bring. Dit maak ook mense bewus van wat beskikbaar is.
  1. How many books do you buy a month?
Ek koop min boeke, maar ek kry minstens drie ‘n maand present.
  1. What do you think needs to be done to promote reading for leisure locally?
Stop Realiteit-TV.
  1. What makes you proud to be South African?
Afrika is my kontinent. Ek voel tuis in Namibië, Uganda en Mosambiek, Zambië en Tanzanië. Ek beperk my nie tot Suid-Afirka nie. Ek is ‘n Afrikaner in die ware sin van die woord.
  1. What is your favourite South Africanism?
Blou Bulle! Kampioene van die Super 14.
Interview made possible with thanks to Exclusive Books and Estelle Cooper of Cooper and Associates PR.
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