TVSA member
noels asked for it and here it is... a bibliography of the books that have starred in kykNET's Afrikaans drama series
Die Boekklub (The Book Club).
Three seasons have aired on kykNET and kykNET & Kie since 2016 and all three are currently available on Showmax.
If you haven't seen it yet, it centres round city slicker Tom Niemandt (Armand Aucamp) who moves to the small Karoo town of Merweville after his grandmother dies and leaves him her guest house.
He doesn't want to move to a small town but circumstances force him to stay in the village where he embarks on a journey of self discovery when he joins the local book club.
Each season features a selection of books that are discussed by the characters.
noels' question:
We spoke to kykNET who sourced the list from the show's production house Infinity Films (formerly known as Moebius Films).
This is it:
Susters van Eva - Dalene Mattee
Die Swye van Mario Salviati - Etienne van Heerden
Harry Potter en die Towenaar se Steen - J.K. Rowling
Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James
Valsrivier - Dominique Botha
The Fault in our Stars - John Green
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Die aanspraak van lewende wesens - Ingrid Winterback
Ter wille van die lugleegte (Gedig/poetry) - Freda Plekker
The Signature of All Things - Elizabeth Gilbert
Vaselinetjie - Anoeschka von Meck
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. - Adelle Waldman
Die Reise van Tom Niemand en Ander Verhale - The fictional book written by Die Boekklub's lead character Tom.
A Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez
Fanie Word Grootwildjagter - P.J. Schoeman
Toorberg - Etienne van Heerden
Fritz Deelman en die Ruimteskepe van Mars - Leon Rousseau
Karolina Ferreira - Lettie Viljoen
All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
Zen and the Art of Motorcylce Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell
The Sun is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon
Wegkomkans - Marita van der Vyver
Die Laaste Sirkus - Also a fictional book in the series.
Kringe in ‘n Bos - Dalene Matthee
Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel García Márquez
Die Ongelooflike Onskuld van Dirkie Verwey - Charl-Pierre Naudé
Don Quixote - Miguel de Cervantes
Loves and Miracles of Pistola - Hilary Prendini Toffoli
Kloof van Verlange
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
Ten Types of Human - Dexter Dias
Skepsel - Willem Anker
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Happy reading!