Minnie Postma

Minnie Postma was born in the Orange Free State on a farm bordering Lesotho. She grew up speaking the Sesotho language as well as Afrikaans, and as a child she heard many of the tales she has recaptured so vividly here. Through her many publications she has made South Africans aware of this rich trove of verbal lore.

Minnie Postma was born in the Orange Free State on a farm bordering Lesotho. She grew up speaking the Sesotho language as well as Afrikaans, and as a child she heard many of the tales she has recaptured so vividly here. Through her many publications she has made South Africans aware of this rich trove of verbal lore. See less