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Barrie Hough

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Barrie Hough

Aliases: Barrie Michael Hough

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-01-17 (Johannesburg)
Died
2004-08-17 (Melville, Johannesburg) age 51
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans
Residence History
Johannesburg

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, playwright, critic
Active Years
1986-2004
Affiliations
Beeld, Rapport

Education

Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg)
Communications / Communications
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Country: South Africa
Major in Communications
Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg)
English
Degree: Master of Arts
Year of Graduation: 1980
Country: South Africa
Thesis on playwright Athol Fugard

Awards

AA Vita Prize for Theatre Journalism
1984
Result: 受賞
Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature: Silver
1990
Work: Droomwa
Category: ヤングアダルト文学
Organization: Sanlam
Result: 銀賞
Alba Bouwer Prize
1990
Work: Droomwa
Result: 共同受賞
C.P. Hoogenhout Award
1990
Work: Droomwa
Result: 受賞
Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature: Gold
1992
Work: Vlerkdans
Category: ヤングアダルト文学
Organization: Sanlam
Result: 金賞
ATKV Children’s Book Award
1992
Work: Vlerkdans
Organization: ATKV
Result: 受賞
Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature: gold
1998
Work: Skilpoppe
Category: ヤングアダルト文学
Organization: Sanlam
Result: 金賞
M.E.R. Prize
1999
Work: Skilpoppe
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

My Cat Becomes Autumn

1986 young adult fiction

Autobiographical novel about a protagonist with a stutter.

stutteringfamilypets
Translations
  • My Cat Becomes Autumn

Dream Chariot

1990 young adult fiction

Based on time spent in Hillbrow as a child.

dreamsfamily
Translations
  • Dream Chariot

In Full Flight

1992 young adult fiction
Translations
  • In Full Flight

1995 young adult fiction

1998 young adult fiction

2002 young adult fiction

Co-authored with Lizz Meiring.

Bibliography

  • My kat word herfs (1986)
  • Droomwa (1990)
  • Vlerkdans (1992)
  • Skimmelstreke (1995)
  • Skilpoppe (1998)
  • Breek (2002)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
based on personal experiencestackling challenging themes
Recurring Motifs
belongingfearAIDSabsent father figure

Health

  • depression
    生涯
    led to suicide

Legacy

Award-winning Afrikaans youth literature author from South Africa.

Trivia

  • Lost his father at age 5
  • Had a stutter
  • Bred Siamese show cats