C.P. Hoogenhout Award
3 appearances
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Edition 2 (1961) Winner
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Edition 8 (1971) Winner
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Edition 14 (1982) Winner
Alba Bouwer
アルバ・ブワー
Aruba Buwā
Aliases:
Albertha Magdalena Bouwer
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1920-03-16 （Vredefort district, Free State, South Africa）
- Died
- 2010-10-05 （Helderberg Village, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa） age 90
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- Afrikaans
- Residence History
- Farm in Free State → Paarl → Wellington → Cape Town area → Boland → Riversdale → Somerset West
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Author, Teacher, Radio producer
- Active Years
- 1948-1992
- Affiliations
- South African Broadcasting Corporation, Sarie magazine
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochelle Girls' High School | — | General | — | — | South Africa |
| Huguenot University College | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
La Rochelle Girls' High School
General
Country:
South Africa
in Paarl
Huguenot University College
Country:
South Africa
in Wellington
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Scheepers Prize for Children's Literature | Stories van Rivierplaas | 児童文学 | Scheepers Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Scheepers Prize for Children's Literature | — | 児童文学 | Scheepers Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1961 | C.P. Hoogenhout Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1971 | C.P. Hoogenhout Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | C.P. Hoogenhout Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Scheepers Prize for Children's Literature
1959
Work:
Stories van Rivierplaas
Category:
児童文学
Organization:
Scheepers Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Scheepers Prize for Children's Literature
1965
Category:
児童文学
Organization:
Scheepers Prize committee
Result:
受賞
C.P. Hoogenhout Award
1961
Result:
受賞
C.P. Hoogenhout Award
1971
Result:
受賞
C.P. Hoogenhout Award
1983
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Stories van Rivierplaas
1955 Children's literatureSeries of children's stories about the experiences of a small girl called Alie growing up in the fictional location Rivierplaas in rural Free State.
girlhoodrural life
Nuwe stories van Rivierplaas
1956 Children's literatureSequel stories from Rivierplaas.
girlhoodrural life
Katrientjie van Keerweder
1961 Children's literatureChildren's story.
rural life
Die afdraand van die dag is kil
1992 NovelNovel for adults about two women in old age.
old age
Bibliography
- Stories van Rivierplaas (1955)
- Nuwe stories van Rivierplaas (1956)
- Abdoltjie: ses verhaaltjies oor 'n Maleiertjie van die ou Kaap (1958)
- Katrientjie van Keerweder (1961)
- Stories van Ruyswyck (1963)
- Stories van Bergplaas (1963)
- 'n Hennetjie met kuikens (1971)
- Vlieg, swaeltjie, vlieg ver (1983)
- Die afdraand van die dag is kil (1992)
- Alba Bouwer-omnibus (1995)
Translations by Author
- Rip van Winkel (trans. Washington Irving, 1965)
- Tippie se liefde (trans. Else Hueck-Dehio, 1966)
- Die leerling-towenaar (trans. Goethe, 1968)
- Winnie-die-Poeh (trans. A.A. Milne, 1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- semi-autobiographicalsimple narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- rural lifegirlhoodold age
Legacy
Known as a South African Afrikaans-writing children's author; the Alba Bouwer Prize is named after her.
In Popular Culture
- Alba Bouwer Prize for children's literature.
Trivia
- First husband Hubert Coetzee (d. 1969), second Jan Hofmeyr.
- Both widowers with children from previous marriages.