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Ahmed Essop

アフマド・エッソープ

Ahmed Essop

Aliases: Ahmed Yousuf
Pen Names: Ahmed YousufUsed 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

University of South Africa
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1956
Country: South Africa
Later obtained an honours degree

Awards

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 stories

Collection of stories focusing on Indian community in South Africa.

apartheidIndian society

The Visitation

1979 Novel

The Emperor

1984 Novel

Bibliography

  • 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.