Herman Charles Bosman
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Herman Charles Bosman was widely regarded as South Africa's greatest short-story writer. He studied the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain and developed a style emphasizing the use of satire.
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About this person
Herman Charles Bosman was widely regarded as South Africa's greatest short-story writer. He studied the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain and developed a style emphasizing the use of satire. His English-language works utilize primarily Afrikaner characters and highlight the many contradictions in Afrikaner society during the first half of the twentieth century.
Country
South AfricaCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1951 · aged 46
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13 languages
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