Dana Snyman – författare

Veelbekroonde reisskrywer Dana Snyman vertel die verhaal van sy eie lewensreis, die van sy familie en van sy land. Hy reis agter stories uit die verlede aan, van die eerste Snyman, seun van 'n wit pa en 'n slavin-ma, tot vandag, waar mense op die platteland hom in hul geheime inlaat. Elkeen van ons het mos sy eie 'Inkandla' - tuisdorp - en Dana se reis neem hom onder meer ook na Julius Malema se ouma se huis en na President Zuma se werklike Inkandla in KwaZulu-Natal, waar hy bokvleis met President Zuma se broer geeet het. Dan keer Dana terug huis toe, via Bloedrivier en die museum waar sy oupa se broek nog uitgestal word. Dana se verhaal is vervleg met die stories van ons almal wat 'hiervandaan' is. Eg, warm en gevul met deernis, soos ons Dana leer ken en leer liefkry het.

Renowned travel writer Dana Snyman goes in search of his roots as he grapples with his place in South Africa today. He starts this distinctly South African story with the first Snyman, born of a white father and a slave mother. His travels take him off the beaten track, and his encounters with the forgotten people of the back roads are filled with the humour and compassion he is known for. On a last trip home, to visit his seriously ill father, he also goes looking for the homes of Julius Malema and Jacob Zuma. Honest, moving, yet filled with hope and a uniquely South African humour.