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The Story of an African Farm
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Set on a farm in the Karoo region of southern Africa, this novel follows the lives of characters growing up there and addresses themes including religious doubt, gender, and colonial life. It suits readers interested in Victorian literature, feminist writing, and South African history.
Olive Schreiner
Olive Schreiner was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual. She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm (1883), which has been highly acclaimed. It deals boldly with such contemporary issues as agnosticism, existential independence, individualism, the professional aspirations of women, and the elemental nature of life on the colonial frontier.
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