Pablo Neruda in Afrikaans: Book Launch at The Blue House
Vandag is Boordensvol
Pablo Neruda in Afrikaans
Hallo … kan ek inloer?
Hallo … kan ek inloer? My naam
is Pablo Neruda, ek’s ‘n digter …
ek vra toestemming om by jou huis in te stap, sodat
jy my gedigte kan lees, sodat ons kan gesels.
| Pablo Neruda, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971, was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician best known for his collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. Pablo Neruda’s poetry has been translated into Afrikaans and compiled into De Waal Venter’s new book Vandag is boordensvol. |
| De Waal Venter is a writer and translator working in English and Afrikaans. His book Vandag is boordensvol is a translation of Neruda’s poetry into Afrikaans. |
| This special event will include readings by Jose Domingos and Grethe Fox. |
