Olive Schreiner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1979) Winner
Ahmed Essop
アフマド・エッソープ
Ahmed Essop
Aliases:
Ahmed Yousuf
Pen Names:
Ahmed Yousuf（Used for early works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-09-01 （Dabhel, India）
- Died
- 2019-06-09 （Unknown） age 87
- Nationality
- Indian, South African
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- Teacher, Author
- Active Years
- 1959-2019
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Africa | — | — | BA | — | South Africa |
University of South Africa
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
South Africa
Later obtained an honours degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Olive Schreiner Prize | The Hajji and Other Stories | — | English Academy of Southern Africa | Winner |
| — | Literary Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | South African Ministry of Arts and Culture | Winner |
Olive Schreiner Prize
1979
Work:
The Hajji and Other Stories
Organization:
English Academy of Southern Africa
Result:
Winner
Literary Lifetime Achievement Award
Organization:
South African Ministry of Arts and Culture
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Hajji and Other Stories
1978 Short storiesCollection of stories focusing on Indian community in South Africa.
apartheidIndian society
The Visitation
1979 NovelThe Emperor
1984 NovelBibliography
- The Dark Goddess
- The Visitation
- The Emperor
- The Hajji and Other Stories
- Noorjehan and Other Stories
- The King of Hearts and Other Stories
- The Third Prophecy
- History and Satire in Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses
- The Universe and Other Essays
- Exile and Other Poems
- The Moors in the Plays of Shakespeare
- The Garden of Shahrazad and Other Poems
- Charles Dickens and Salman Rushdie: A Comparative Discourse
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realisticsatirical
- Recurring Motifs
- apartheidIndians in South African society
Legacy
South African author known for works exploring the Indian community and apartheid.