Books like Kringe in 'n bos

Kringe in 'n bos by Dalene Matthee reads as evocative, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Fiela se kind

Dalene Matthee · 1985

Both explore identity

65% genome match

A Story like the Wind

Laurens van der Post · 1972

Both explore nature & colonialism

68% genome match

The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day

Scott O’Dell · 1975

Shares the living thread

69% genome match

Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night

Joyce Sidman · 2010

Shares the living thread

69% genome match

The mitten

Jan Brett · 1989

Shares the living thread

69% genome match

Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear

N. M. Bodecker · 1998

Shares the living thread

69% genome match

Sing a Song of Popcorn

Beatrice Schenk De Regniers · 1988

Shares the living thread

69% genome match

Noah's Ark

Peter Spier · 1977

Shares the living thread

69% genome match

Tarka the Otter

Henry Williamson · 1927

Shares the living thread

69% genome match

Bumi Manusia

Pramoedya Ananta Toer · 1972

Both explore colonialism & identity

69% genome match

Faber Book of Beasts

Paul Muldoon · 1997

Shares the living thread

69% genome match

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton · 1948

Same literary feel

83% genome match