_*Boekehuis Bookshop*_ is closing forever on Saturday 28 January 2012.
Boekehuis Bookshop was more than a business venture. It was a project
"arguing for the continuation of public culture and public intellectual
life".
Corina van der Spoel now says, below, while announcing the closure, that
"The life of ideas and letters continues regardless".
As true as this no doubt is, yet one wants to ask, in that case, why did
this bookshop have to close?
Its closure means one less institutional participant in the "life of
ideas and letters" and in "public culture".
Two of the possible answers are:
* Books are not the main medium that people are using any more.
/and/or:/
* Boekehuis was not oriented towards the actual "public
intellectual life" of the country, which is not your Mark
Gevissers and your Anton Harbers any more, or your Black
Consciousness crowd or PAC, or Adam Habib, but is young, gifted,
black, and *_communist_*.
Asikhulume!
*VC*
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Boekehuis* <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: 2012/1/1
Subject: BOEKEHUIS is wishing you the very best for 2012 and announcing
its Closing Down Sale
To:
*
BOEKEHUIS BOOKSHOP*
*Bookshop for South African and World Literature*
*2000-2012*
Dear Friends of BOEKEHUIS
BOEKEHUIS wishes you health, happiness and lots of reading time for 2012!
It is with sadness that I have to announce that BOEKEHUIS Bookshop will
be finally closing its doors on
Saturday 28 January 2012. It has been decided by its owner, Media24 that
the shop will close down.
We have received so many encouraging messages and phone calls supporting
and expressing appreciation for the project that was BOEKEHUIS, too many
to thank each individually. Thank you for demonstrating your solidarity
with everything BOEKEHUIS stands for so eloquently. It has been very
heartening, both personally and, more importantly, in terms of arguing
for the continuation of public culture and public intellectual life.Do
know your voice has not been a solitary one but that the friends of
BOEKEHUIS form a network from Joburg to Cape Town, Paris, London,
Berlin, Amsterdam and further afield.
It has been wonderful to be part of this bookshop project. The life of
ideas and letters continues regardless.
May your reading journey be interesting and inspiring!
With very best wishes and thanks,
*Corina van der Spoel
& the BOEKEHUIS team: Leandri, Bettie, and Eunice*
*OPENING HOURS*:
BOEKEHUIS re-opens on 4 January, keeping our normal hours; Monday to
Saturday 9am to 6pm.
BOEKEHUIS Closing down Book Sale starts Tuesday 17 January 2012
All stock will be marked down 50%-60% and will be marked down even more
after a week. Come pick your long-coveted books from the best selection
in town!
This sale must end 28 January 2012!!
*BOEKEHUIS Bookshop, *
*Cnr. Lothbury Street and Fawley Avenue, Auckland Park*
*011 482 3609*
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