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Hertzog Prize
The Hertzog Prize (or Hertzogprys) is an annual award given to Afrikaans writers by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for the Sciences and Art), formerly the South African Academy for Language, Literature and Arts (Zuid-Afrikaanse Akademie voor Wetenschap, Letteren en Kunst). It is the most prestigious prize in Afrikaans literature. The prize was first established in 1914 as part of the Tweede Taalbeweging ("Second Language Movement"); its first winner was Totius for his 1915 poetry collection ''Trekkerswee'' (Trekkers' Grief). The prize is awarded in the categories of poetry, prose, and drama, and was previously awarded in the category of scientific writing. List of Hertzog Prize winners Poetry * 1916 – Totius (''Trekkerswee'') * 1926 – A.G. Visser (''Gedigte'') * 1928 – A.G. Visser (''Rose van herinnering''); C.M. van den Heever (''Die nuwe boord'') * 1934 – Totius (''Passieblomme''); C. Louis Leipoldt (''Skoonheidstroos'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrikaans
Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gradually began to develop distinguishing characteristics during the course of the 18th century. Now spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, estimates circa 2010 of the total number of Afrikaans speakers range between 15 and 23 million. Most linguists consider Afrikaans to be a partly creole language. An estimated 90 to 95% of the vocabulary is of Dutch origin with adopted words from other languages including German and the Khoisan languages of Southern Africa. Differences with Dutch include a more analytic-type morphology and grammar, and some pronunciations. There is a large degree of mutual intelligibility between the two languages, especially in written form. About 13.5% of the South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann De Lange
Johann de Lange (born 22 December 1959 in Pretoria, Union of South Africa) is an Afrikaans poet, short story writer and critic. He is renowned for being one of the foremost gay writers in Afrikaans, his most controversial book being ''Nagsweet'' ("Night sweat"). Writing career He debuted in 1982 with a collection of poetry titled ''Akwarelle van die dors'' ("Aquarelles of thirst") for which he was awarded the Ingrid Jonker prize in 1983. This was followed by ''Waterwoestyn'' ("Water desert") in 1984, ''Snel grys fantoom'' ("Quick grey phantom") in 1986, ''Wordende naak'' ("Changing") in 1988 which was awarded the Rapport Prize for Poetry, ''Nagsweet'' ("Nightsweat") in 1990, ''Vleiswond'' ("Flesh wound") in 1993 and ''Wat sag is vergaan'' ("That which is soft perishes") in 1995. After a silence of 13 years he published a new volume of poetry ''Die algebra van nood'' ("The algebra of need") in 2009, which was awarded the Hertzog Prize for Poetry in 2011. In 2010 a selection from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tertius Kapp
Tertius may refer to: People *Tertius of Iconium, first century Christian martyr, saint and bishop *Tertius, fifth century Christian martyr and saint (see Denise, Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus) *Tertius Bosch (1966-2000), South African cricketer *Tertius Chandler (1915-2000) American historian and author * Tertius Delport, South African politician * Tertius Losper (born 1985), Namibian rugby union fullback *T. Tertius Noble (1867-1953), English-born organist and composer * Tertius Zongo (born 1957), former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Other uses * Tertius (law), a term in contract law referring to an interested third party *Tertius, transcriber of the ''Epistle to the Romans'' *Tertius, the underworld of Pluto (mythology) *Tertius Lydgate, a main character in George Eliot's novel ''Middlemarch'' *Tertius, a planet in Robert A . Heinlein's science fiction novel ''Time Enough for Love'' and subsequent books featuring Lazarus Long *Tertius (sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Small (writer)
Adam Small (21 December 1936 – 25 June 2016) was a South African writer who was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement and other activism. He was noted as a Coloured writer who wrote works in Afrikaans that dealt with racial discrimination and satirized the political situation. Albert S. GérardEuropean-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa p. 224 Some collections include English poems, and he translated the Afrikaans poet N P van Wyk Louw into English. Life Adam Small was born on 21 December 1936 in Wellington. He matriculated in 1953 at the St Columbas High School in Athlone on the Cape Flats. He then attended the University of Cape Town where he studied for a degree in Languages and Philosophy. In 1963 he completed an MA (cum laude) in the philosophy of Nicolai Hartmann and Friedrich Nietzsche. During the same time period he studied at the University of London and the University of Oxford. Adam became a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Fort Hare in 1959, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Opperman
Deon is a given name. People with the name include: * Deon Burton (born 1976), English-born Jamaican footballer * Deon Butler (born 1986), American football player * Deon Cain (born 1996), American football player * Deon Hemmings (born 1968), Jamaican female 400 metres hurdler * Deon Jackson (1946–2014), African-American singer * Deon Kruis (born 1974), South African cricketer * Deon Lacey (born 1990), American football player * Deon Lee (born 1982), South Korean born composer * Deon Lendore (born 1992), Trinidadian sprinter * Deon Miles, American chemist *Deon Strother, American football player * Deon Thomas (born 1971), American-Israeli basketball player * Deon van der Walt (1958–2005), South Afrikan operatic tenor * Deon Yelder (born 1995), American football player *Deon Temne (1972), Sierra Leonean-American, Afrocentrism, human rights activist Deon Chrisman(born 2007), American Singer * Deon Wilson, protagonist in Chappie (film) See also * * d'Eon, a surname * De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Fourie
Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch form of Peter. The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 to about 100 a year in 2016. at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands Some of the better known people with this name are below. See for a longer list. * (?-1332), Flemish revolutionary * (c. 1480–1572), Flemish Franciscan missionary in Mexico known as "Pedro de Gante" * |
André Brink
André Philippus Brink (29 May 1935 – 6 February 2015) was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town. In the 1960s Brink, Ingrid Jonker, Etienne Leroux and Breyten Breytenbach were key figures in the significant Afrikaans literary movement known as ''Die Sestigers'' ("The Sixty-ers"). These writers sought to use Afrikaans as a language to speak against the apartheid government, and also to bring into Afrikaans literature the influence of contemporary English and French trends. While Brink's early novels were especially concerned with apartheid, his later work engaged the new range of issues posed by life in a democratic South Africa. Biography Brink was born in Vrede, in the Free State (province), Free State. Brink moved to Lydenburg, where he matriculated at Hoërskool Lydenburg in 1952 with seven distinctions, the second student from the then Transvaal Colony, Transvaal to achieve t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza De Wet
Reza de Wet (11 May 1952 – 27 January 2012) was a South African playwright. Reza de Wet, born in a small town named Senekal in Free State, South Africa is considered one of the country’s greatest female playwrights. After graduating from University of Cape Town drama school, she worked extensively as an actress, obtained a master's degree in English Literature and lectured in the drama department of Rhodes University in Grahamstown. She was a prolific, and socially conscious writer who had written 12 plays in 15 years (five in English and seven in Afrikaans). She won nine awards for her scripts (five Vita Awards, three Fleur du Cap Awards and a Dalro Award) as well as literary awards (a CNA Prize, a Rapport Prize and twice the Herzog Prize) and productions of her plays have won more than 40 theatre awards. Yelena won the Vita Award for Best Script (1998–1999) while "Drie Susters Twee" ( Three Sisters part two), was named Best Production for the same year. She won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Barnard (author)
Christian Johan Barnard (15 July 1939 – 28 December 2015), known as Chris Barnard, was a South African author and movie scriptwriter. He was known for writing Afrikaans novels, novellas, columns, youth novels, short stories, plays, radio dramas, film scripts and television dramas. Biography Barnard was born in Mataffin in the Nelspruit district of South Africa on 15 July 1939, and matriculated at in 1957. He majored in Afrikaans- Nederlands and History of Art at the University of Pretoria. In the 1960s he and several other authors were notable figures in the Afrikaans literary movement known as '' Die Sestigers'' ("The Sixty-ers"). These writers sought to use Afrikaans as a language to speak against the apartheid government, and also to bring into Afrikaans literature the influence of contemporary English and French trends. During 1962 Barnard married his first wife, Anette, and together they produced three sons; Johan, Stephan and Tian. After divorcing his first wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henriette Grové
Hester Henriette Grové(née Venter) (September 26, 1922 - December 15, 2009) was a South African writer of African origin. She was married to the literary critic A.P. Grové. She is best known for her short stories and her plays. She is one of the few writers to have won the Hertzog Prize The Hertzog Prize (or Hertzogprys) is an annual award given to Afrikaans writers by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for the Sciences and Art), formerly the South African Academy for Language, Literature a ... in multiple categories. Radiodramas are ''Die Glasdeur'' and ''Die Goeie Jaar''. A drama ''Die Bokamer'' . A short story is ''Swart Haan'', collected in for instance "Moderne Afrikaanse Verhaalkuns", byeengebring en toeglig deur Dr. F.E.F. Malherbe. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grove, Henriette South African women writers 1922 births 2009 deaths Hertzog Prize winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartho Smit
Bartho Smit (15 July 1924 – 31 December 1986) was a South African writer, poet, dramatist and director. He was a member of the Sestigers, a group of influential Afrikaans writers of the 1960s. He wrote ''Moeder Hanna'' ("Mother Hanna") in 1959, which was an acclaimed drama about the Second Boer War. In 1962, he wrote the play ("Well Without Water"), but it could not be performed in South Africa because of its overly political message. Biography Bartholomeus Jacobus Smit was born on in Klerkskraal, near Ventersdorp, South Africa. He graduated from Standerton in 1949 with a bachelor's degree and in 1951 got a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pretoria. In 1949 he met actress Kita Redelinghuys and they married. From 1952 to 1957 they toured Paris, Munich and London as drama students under Jan Rabie. He also immersed himself in philosophy while in Europe. His first publication was the story ''Outa Lukas, die natuurkind'', which was published on 27 March 1941. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Beukes
Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–1983), German World War II flying ace * Gerhard Berger (born 1959), Austrian racing driver * Gerhard Boldt (1918–1981), German soldier and writer * Gerhard de Beer (born 1994), South African football player * Gerhard Diephuis (1817–1892), Dutch jurist * Gerhard Domagk (1895–1964), German pathologist and bacteriologist and Nobel Laureate * Gerhard Dorn (c.1530–1584), Flemish philosopher, translator, alchemist, physician and bibliophile * Gerhard Ertl (born 1936), German physicist and Nobel Laureate * Gerhard Fieseler (1896–1987), German World War I flying ace * Gerhard Flesch (1909–1948), German Nazi Gestapo and SS officer executed for war crimes * Gerhard Gentzen (1909–1945), German mathematician and logician * Gerhard Armauer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
