Thomas Pringle Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1979) Winner
Arthur Maimane
アーサー・マイマネ
Āsā Maimane
Aliases:
John Arthur Mogale Maimane
Pen Names:
Arthur Mogale（Pen name used for the 'The Chief' series in Drum magazine）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-10-05 （Pretoria, South Africa）
- Died
- 2005-06-28 （London, England） age 72
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Pretoria, Lady Selborne, South Africa → Johannesburg, South Africa → Ghana → Dar es Salaam, Tanzania → London, England → South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist, Editor, Correspondent
- Active Years
- 1950-2005
- Affiliations
- Drum magazine, Golden City Post, Reuters, BBC African Service, Independent Television News, Weekly Mail, The Star (Johannesburg)
- Influenced By
- Henry Nxumalo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's College, Johannesburg | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
St Peter's College, Johannesburg
Country:
South Africa
Oliver Tambo was his mathematics teacher
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Thomas Pringle Award | Victims | 創作文学 | English Academy of South Africa | 受賞 |
Thomas Pringle Award
1978
Work:
Victims
Category:
創作文学
Organization:
English Academy of South Africa
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Victims
1976 NovelA novel set in apartheid South Africa, banned in South Africa.
ApartheidRacism
Hate No More
2000 NovelReissued version of Victims.
ApartheidReconciliation
Bibliography
- Victims (1976)
- Hate No More (2000)
Health
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Lung cancer2001年以降Returned to London after diagnosis, died in 2005
Legacy
Contributed to South African journalism and literature, documenting the apartheid era.
In Popular Culture
- Iconic figure of Drum magazine's golden age
Trivia
- Threatened by gangsters for his 'The Chief' series in Drum.
- Attended St Peter's College, known as the 'Black Eton'.