250pp., paperback, No Place, 2025
ISBN: 9798897787029
A collection of short stories, interwoven with oral tradition, historical fact and traditional wisdom, that celebrate the history, culture, spirituality, struggle and survival of the Khoi nation.
As a child the author sat at the fire with his great-grandmother, Mieta 'Ogies' Witbooi, and listened to her tell some of these stories, which he combines with his own research.
Self-published.
Obie Phillips was born in Niekerkshoop, a village near Prieska, Northern Cape Province. He studied Afrikaans and theology at the University of the Western Cape and is a minister in the United Reformed Church.