DRIE, 'n roman in vier dele

425pp., paperback, Pretoria, 2023

Ten-year-old Jaco Blignaut's life is changed after he attends a rugby match between South Africa and France.

A novel that explores the history and psychological significance of the game of rugby.

Journalist and writer Hans Pienaar is currently a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg. His novel, Die Generaal , was awarded second prize in NB's Groot Romanwedstryd. Die derde oorlog teen Mapoch, an investigation into the state's secret war against the Ndebele, won the 1992 Rapport Prize for non-fiction.