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Circles in a Forest is a novel by Dalene Matthee, originally written and published in Afrikaans as Kringe in 'n Bos in 1984. It is the first book in her series of four "forest novels", set in the Knysna forest.
- Dalene Matthee
- 1984
Jan 1, 2001 · Circles in a Forest. Dalene Matthee. 4.31. 2,877 ratings112 reviews. A descendant of the first Dutch colonists in South Africa comes of age in the late 1800s, torn between his love of the Knysna Forest and its wildlife and the demands of his family and a dramatically changing world.
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Sep 20, 2012 · Circles in a forest. by. Matthee, Dalene, 1938-2005. Publication date. 1984. Publisher. Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Penguin. Collection. internetarchivebooks; toronto; inlibrary; printdisabled.
In Circles in a Forest, Dalene Matthee focuses on conservation and strongly speaks out against the reckless destruction of the indigenous forest. She also takes up the issue of the heartless exploitation of those less privileged – the illiterate people, specifically the people of the forest, but not only them.
Circles in a Forest. Dalene Matthee. Knopf, 1984 - Boys - 305 pages. Saul Barnard has grown up in Knysna, the son of a wood cutter and descendent of the first Dutch colonists in South Africa to...
Dec 1, 2006 · Circles In A Forest. Dalene Matthee. Penguin Random House South Africa, Dec 1, 2006 - Fiction - 279 pages. Saul Barnard is a man with a self-imposed mission - to halt the wanton destruction of...
Saul Barnard grew up in a family of woodcutters who are scared of the elephants in the forest, but there's one elephant that never seems to threaten Saul. Tired of being exploited by wood buyers, Saul takes a stand and his father chases him away.
