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Arja Salafranca

アルヤ・サラフランカ

Arja Salafranca

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971 （Málaga, Spain）
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English
Residence History
Spain (1971-1976) → South Africa, Johannesburg (1976-present)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, Editor
Active Years
1994-2020
Affiliations
The Sunday Independent
Nominations
Wole Soyinka Award longlist (2012, The Thin Line)

Education

Wits University
Creative Writing
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 2012
Country: South Africa

Awards

Sanlam Award
1994
Work: A Life Stripped of Illusions
Category: 詩集
Organization: Sanlam
Result: 受賞
Sanlam Award
1999
Work: Couple on the Beach
Category: 短編小説
Organization: Sanlam
Result: 受賞
Dalro Award
2009
Category: 詩
Organization: Dalro
Result: 受賞
SALA Award
2016
Work: Beyond Touch
Category: 詩集
Organization: South African Literary Awards
Result: 共同受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Life Stripped of Illusions

1994 Poetry

First poetry collection.

Stripped of illusions

The Fire in Which We Burn

2000 Poetry

Second poetry collection.

Glass Jars Among Trees

2003 Prose and poetry anthology

Co-edited with Alan Finlay.

The Thin Line

2010 Short stories

Debut short story collection.

Beyond Touch

2015 Poetry

Third poetry collection.

Fool's Gold

2020 Short stories anthology

Selected Modjaji short stories.

Bibliography

  • A Life Stripped of Illusions (1994)
  • The Fire in Which We Burn (2000)
  • Glass Jars Among Trees (2003)
  • The Edge of Things: South African Short Fiction (2011)
  • The Thin Line (2010)
  • Beyond Touch (2015)
  • Fool's Gold (2020)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Poetry and short fiction-focused

Legacy

South African writer and poet known for poetry and short stories, multiple award winner including Sanlam and SALA Awards. Born in Spain, raised in South Africa.

Trivia

  • Born to a Spanish father and South African mother.
  • Has lived in South Africa since 1976.