Jacana has
announced the publication of Shorty &
Billy Boy.
Written and illustrated in 1973 by one of
South Africa’s most famous artists, Gerard Sekoto, Shorty and Billy Boy is
a book for children as well as art lovers and collectors. The manuscript formed
part of a private collection of Sekoto’s sketches, artworks, letters and
memoirs repatriated to South Africa from France.
The story was clearly written and
illustrated as a personal exercise and possibly a sentimental souvenir of his
own childhood memories, but has not been published until now.
Watch this space for a review of the
publication.
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