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Achmat Dangor

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Achmat Dangor

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-10-02 (Johannesburg, Union of South Africa)
Died
2020-09-06 (Johannesburg) age 71
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English
Residence History
Johannesburg, South Africa

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, development professional
Active Years
1981-2020
Affiliations
Congress of South African Writers, Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Nelson Mandela Foundation, Ford Foundation Southern Africa Representative
Nominations
2004 Booker Prize shortlist (Bitter Fruit)

Awards

Herman Charles Bosman Prize
1998
Work: Kafka's Curse
Result: 受賞
South African Literary Awards (SALA) Lifetime Achievement Award
2015
Organization: South African Literary Awards (SALA)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kafka's Curse

1997 novel

Bitter Fruit

2001 novel

Bibliography

  • Waiting for Leila (1981)
  • Voices from Within (1982)
  • Bulldozer (1983)
  • Majiet (1986)
  • The Z Town trilogy (1990)
  • Private Voices (1992)
  • Kafka’s Curse (1997)
  • Bitter Fruit (2001)
  • Strange Pilgrimages (2013)
  • Dikeledi: Child of Tears, No More (2017)

Legacy

South African writer known for novels exploring post-apartheid identity and society.

Trivia

  • Brother of Jessie Duarte.