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Andrew Henry Martin Scholtz

アンドリュー・ヘンリー・マーティン・ショルツ

Andoryū Henrī Mātin Shorutsu

Aliases: A. H. M. Scholtz / AHM Scholtz

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-07-28 （Kimberley）
Died
2004-11-17 （Mafikeng） age 81
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Kimberley, South Africa → Swaziland → Botswana → Mafikeng, South Africa (Bophuthatswana)

Career

Occupations
Carpenter, Soldier, Building contractor, Writer
Active Years
1995-2004

Education

Beaconsfield Coloured School
Period: 標準5（Grade 7）まで
Country: South Africa
Left school to support family after father's hip injury

Awards

Patrick Petersen Memorial Prize
2002
Organization: Afrikaans Writers Society
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Vatmaar

1995 Novel

Semi-autobiographical novel about a Coloured family's life under apartheid. Initially written in English, translated to Afrikaans by his daughter.

ApartheidPovertyFamily
Translations
  • English original (translated by daughter Elizabeth)

Langsaan die vuur: vyf lewensverhale

1996 Short stories

Five life stories.

Afdraai: 'n kroniek van seermaak en seerkry

1998 Chronicle

A chronicle of hurting and being hurt.

Bibliography

  • Vatmaar (1995)
  • Langsaan die vuur: vyf lewensverhale (1996)
  • Afdraai: 'n kroniek van seermaak en seerkry (1998)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Afrikaans mindsetAutobiographical elements
Recurring Motifs
PovertyStruggles under apartheidFamily

Health

  • Asthma
    晩年
    Died from acute asthma
  • Blindness
    死の直前の2ヶ月
    Blind for the last two months

Legacy

Remembered as a late-blooming writer who debuted at 75, particularly for Vatmaar.

Trivia

  • Eldest of ten children
  • Father of twelve children
  • Joined army at 17 pretending to be 21
  • POW in northern Italy for 20 months before escaping
  • Debuted as novelist at age 75