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Herman Charles Bosman
South African novelist, short story writer, satirist
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Born | (1905-02-03)3 February 1905 Kuils River, South Africa |
Died | 14 October 1951(1951-10-14) (aged 46) Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Herman Charles Bosman (3 February 1905 – 14 October 1951) is widely regarded as South Africa's greatest short-story writer.
Charles bosman biography
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.
Early life
Bosman was born at Kuils River, near Cape Town, in the Cape Colony, to an Afrikaner family. He was raised with English as well as Afrikaans. While Bosman was still young, his family travelled frequently, he spent a short time a