Jan Sebastian Rabie (14 November 1920 - 15 November 2001) was an

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writer of

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, novels and other literary works. He was born in

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, and was the writer of twenty-one works. He was included under the

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, a group of influential Afrikaans writers of the 1960s.

Novels

Note: The English titles are translated from the Afrikaans, and are not available as such. * ''Nog skyn die sterre'' (Still the stars are shining) (1943) * ''Geen somer'' (No summer) (1944) * ''Vertrou op môre'' (Believe in tomorrow) (1946) * ''Die pad na mekaar'' (The road to one another) (1947) * ''Dakkamer en agterplaas'' (Attic and backyard) (1957) * ''Swart ster oor die Karoo'' (Black star over the Karoo) (1957) * ''Ons, die afgod'' (Us, the idol) (1958) * ''Die groen planeet'' (The green planet) (1961) * ''Mens-alleen'' (Man alone) (1963) * ''Die groot anders-maak'' (The great changing) (1964) * ''Eiland voor Afrika'' (Island before Africa) (1964) * ''Waar jy sterwe'' (Where you die) (1966) * ''Klipwieg'' (Stone crib) (1970) * ''Die hemelblom'' (The heavenly flower) (1971) * ''Ark'' (Ark) (1977) * ''Johanna se storie'' (Johanna's story) (1981) * ''En oseaan'' (And Ocean) (1985)

Short stories

* ''Een-en-twintig'' (Twenty-one) (1956) * ''Die roos aan die pels'' (The rose on the fur) (1966) * ''Versamelverhale'' (Collected novels) (1980)

Non-fiction

* ''Groen reise'' (Green travels) (1950) * ''Die evolusie van nasionalisme'' (The evolution of nationalism) (1960) * ''Polemika'', (Polemic) 1957-1965 (1966) * ''’n Haan vir Eloúnda'' (A rooster for Eloúnda) (1971) * ''’n Boek vir Onrus'' (A book for unrest) (1982) * ''Buidel'' (Pouch) (1989) * ''Paryse dagboek'' (Paris diary) (1998)

Young adult novels

* ''Twee strandlopers'' (Two beachwalkers) (1960) * ''Seeboek van die sonderkossers'' (Sea book for those without food) (1975)

External links

Stellenbosch writers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rabie, Jan 1920 births 2001 deaths Sestigers Afrikaans-language writers South African male novelists 20th-century South African novelists 20th-century South African male writers