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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 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.
Aug 31, 2005 · Set in late 1800s, a fictional account of the conflict between cultures, economic strata of society and, esp. of the indigenous plants and animals co-existing with Afrikaner people under fierce pressure to find a way to survive.
- Dalene Matthee
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.
Dec 1, 2006 · Circles In A Forest. Saul Barnard is a man with a self-imposed mission - to halt the wanton destruction of the Knysna Forest, home of wild elephants and the fiercely independent families...
Sep 12, 1984 · Through the eyes of a young man that grows up in the Knysna Forest within a Danish family of loggers, the novel follows Saul's lifetime connections as someone who "sees" differently and takes the opportunity to grow intelligently as gold is discovered.
- Dalene Matthee
Dec 1, 2006 · Saul Barnard is a man with a self-imposed mission - to halt the wanton destruction of the Knysna Forest, home of wild elephants and the fiercely independent families of woodcutters. For years he has protected the forest from intruders, and has dev...
