“The Afrikaner” is now in audiobook, superbly narrated by voice actor Dennis Kleinman. Dennis' sglobally accented narration transports the listener to far away places, weaving the multiracial reality of South Africa and the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert together with multiple character voices.
Book description: "The Afrikaner" is a transcultural novel that mixes history, science, magic & the love for the African wilderness. When a car-jacking in Johannesburg leads to the death of her colleague and lover, Zoe du Plessis, a palaeontologist of Afrikaner origin, is confronted with her family’s dark secret. As she heads for the Kalahari Desert (Namibia) in search of early human fossils, Zoe embarks on an inner journey into the sense of guilt haunting her people. Meaningful encounters with a San Bushman shaman, a legendary but troubled writer, a Zulu Border War veteran, and her ancestors’ diaries will reshape Zoe's sense of identity.
The author: Arianna Dagnino is a writer, literary translator (EN-FR>IT) and academic researcher. Her cultural, linguistic and professional experience crosses many borders and five continents. Born in Genoa, Italy, she studied in London, Moscow and Boston before entering journalism, which led her to spend several years in Southern Africa and Australia and travel across China and the Middle East. After completing a PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of South Australia, she moved to Canada and currently teaches Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She has published prose and fiction books both in Italian and English, including the post-apartheid novel “The Afrikaner” (Guernica, Toronto), inspired by the four years she spent in South Africa as an international reporter. Arianna is a Member of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada (ATTLC-LTAC) and a Certified Member of the Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC (STIBC) https://www.ariannadagnino.com
The narrator: Dennis is a talented voice actor with a warm, rich, sophisticated British/South African accented voice. With his blended accent, his voice has a global non-regional quality to it which is ideal for a wide range of voice over projects. Dennis was born in Cape Town South Africa and graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Sociology and Social Anthropology. He emigrated to the United States in 1980 settling in Los Angeles. Working as a voice actor since 2000, Dennis has many audiobooks, explainer videos, corporate and eLearning projects to his name where his voice has brought warmth, strength and compassionate narrations to many productions. https://www.aworldvoice.com
Links:
The audiobook of “The Afrikaner” in English: https://www.ariannadagnino.com/audiobook-of-the-afrikaner
"The Afrikaner" in print and e-book: https://www.guernicaeditions.com/title/9781771833578
“The Afrikaner” in German translation: https://palmartpress.com/gesamtprogramm/literatur/die-afrikaanerin