March 8, 1827

Wilhelm Bleek (March 8, 1827 to August 17, 1875) was a German linguist. He is the author of the Comparative Grammar of South African Languages (1862, 1869). His research included the African ǀxam and !kun languages. There were financial hardships in the pursuit of his scholarly ambitions. He did have the help of his wife's sister, and their work is preserved in The Bleek and Lloyd Archive of ǀxam and !kun Texts, since her name was Lucy Lloyd.

We draw attention to a book called The girl who made stars: and other bushman stories, but not because of any merit to this use of Bleek's research. Gregory McNamee  rephrased the stories for the modern ear, in what has earmarks of a profit over quality production.

The chapter titles often have feline references:
"The Stone Man, the Lioness, and the Children", and "The Leopard and the Jackal."
"The Cats Song" includes these lines:

The cat is the one who could not run fast
It was not cunning
It did foolish things.
The Lynx is the one who understands.