Yesterday Is Dead

By Stuart 1897- Cloete and Stuart Cloete

Book Overview

""Yesterday Is Dead"" is a novel written by Stuart Cloete. The story is set in South Africa during the early 1900s and follows the life of a young man named Jan. Jan is the son of a wealthy Afrikaans family and is expected to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a successful farmer. However, Jan is restless and yearns for adventure. He leaves his family behind and joins the British army to fight in World War I.During the war, Jan experiences the horrors of battle and witnesses the senseless loss of life. He becomes disillusioned with the idea of war and begins to question the motivations of those in power. After the war, Jan returns to South Africa and tries to rebuild his life. He falls in love with a young woman named Elsa, but their relationship is complicated by their different backgrounds and the social norms of the time.Throughout the novel, Jan struggles to find his place in the world and to come to terms with the traumas he has experienced. He is haunted by the memories of the war and the loss of his comrades. ""Yesterday Is Dead"" is a powerful exploration of the human cost of war and the struggle to find meaning and purpose in life.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162785128
• ISBN13: 9781162785127
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"