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Michael Cawood Green
Michael Cawood Green (born 10 April 1954) is a South African born academic and writer. Green is most noted for his monograph, ''Novel Histories'' which explores the uses of history in South African fiction. He is the author of two works of historical fiction, ''Sinking: A Verse Novella'' about the 1964 Blyvooruitzicht sinkhole disaster, and ''For the Sake of Silence'' about the Trappists in South Africa. His 2019 ''The Ghosting of Anne Armstrong'' is a literary thriller about a 17th Century Northumberland witch accuser, published by Goldsmiths Press and MIT. Green's fiction forms part of a 'new wave' of writing which explores the altered landscape of Post-apartheid South Africa. His work, as critic Leon de Kock puts it, "...speaks to the muteness of history, ... that ruptures the silence of time past, and further, ...talks so very eloquently about those who would not speak at all..." Green is Professor in English and Creative Writing at Northumbria University , mottoeng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Natal Province
The Province of Natal (), commonly called Natal, was a province of South Africa from May 1910 until May 1994. Its capital was Pietermaritzburg. During this period rural areas inhabited by the black African population of Natal were organized into the bantustan of KwaZulu, which was progressively separated from the province, becoming partially autonomous in 1981. Of the white population, the majority were English-speaking people of British descent, causing Natal to become the only province to vote "No" to the creation of a republic in the referendum of 1960, due to very strong monarchist, pro-British Commonwealth, and anti-secessionist sentiment. In the latter part of the 1980s, Natal was in a state of violence between the Inkatha Freedom Party and the African National Congress, with violence subsidising soon after the first non-racial election in 1994.Taylor, Rupert. "Justice denied: political violence in Kwazulu‐Natal after 1994." African Affairs 101, no. 405 (2002): 473-508. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Fiction
The following is a list of notable works of fiction which are set in South Africa: *''Age of Iron'' by J.M. Coetzee *'' Karoo Boy'' by Troy Blacklaws *''Burger's Daughter'' by Nadine Gordimer *''The Conservationist'' by Nadine Gordimer *'' Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful'' by Alan Paton *''Cry, The Beloved Country'' by Alan Paton *''Too Late the Phalarope'' by Alan Paton *''Disgrace'' by J.M. Coetzee *''Embrace'' by Mark Behr *''Fiela's Child'' by Dalene Matthee *'' Flowers in the Sand'' by Clive Algar *'' Get a Life'' by Nadine Gordimer *''In the Heart of the Country'' by J.M. Coetzee *''July's People'' by Nadine Gordimer *'' Journeys to the End of the World'' by Clive Algar *'' Life & Times of Michael K'' by J.M. Coetzee *''The Pickup'' by Nadine Gordimer *'' A Song in the Morning'' by Gerald Seymour *''No Turning Back'' by Beverley Naidoo * '' Tween Snow and Fire;: A Tale of South Africa'' by Bertram Mitford (novelist) *'' The Gun-Runner: A Tale of Zululand'' by Bertram Mitfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blyvooruitzicht
Blyvooruitzicht () is a gold mine and gold-mining village in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated about 5 km south of the centre of Carletonville and 80 km westwards from Johannesburg. History of the village The name of the village is of Dutch origin meaning "happy prospect". The farm Blyvooruitzicht was first farmed by Pieter Daniël Roux and the main road through the current village is named after him. Established in 1937, Blyvooruitzicht village was built to house the workers of the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine which was the first to mine the gold of the West Wits line. In the late 60's and early 70's it boasted having the highest earnings per capita in the world. History of the mine Production started in 1942 under the ownership of Rand Mines. Later ownership passed to DRD (in 1997), then Village Main Reef and more recently Blyvoor Gold. Sinkholes During the night of 3 August 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzight, buried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trappists
The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance ( la, Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated as OCSO) and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a Catholic religious order of cloistered monastics that branched off from the Cistercians. They follow the Rule of Saint Benedict and have communities of both monks and nuns that are known as Trappists and Trappistines, respectively. They are named after La Trappe Abbey, the monastery from which the movement and religious order originated. The movement first began with the reforms that Abbot Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé introduced in 1664, later leading to the creation of Trappist congregations, and eventually the formal constitution as a separate religious order in 1892. History The order takes its name from La Trappe Abbey or ''La Grande Trappe'', located in the French province of Normandy, where the reform movement began. Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northumbria University
, mottoeng = A lifetime of learning , established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status , type = Public , budget = £325M (2022) , academic_staff = 1,617 (as at December 2021) , administrative_staff = 1,516 (as at December 2021) , chancellor = Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson , vice_chancellor = Professor Andy Long , students = 37,000 , undergrad = , postgrad = , other = 10,000 of Northumbria's students are international , city = Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear , coordinates = , country = England , campus = Urban and suburban , affiliations = , colours = University: Black & white Northumbria Sport: , athletics_affiliations Northumbria Sport , we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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University Of Natal Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Male Novelists
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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