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Chris Barnard

クリス・バルナード

Kurisu Barunādo

Aliases: Christian Johan Barnard

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-07-15 （Mataffin, Nelspruit district, South Africa）
Died
2015-12-28 （Pretoria, South Africa） age 76
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Nelspruit district, South Africa → Pretoria, South Africa

Career

Occupations
Author, scriptwriter, filmmaker, farmer
Active Years
1961-2015
Affiliations
Die Sestigers
Influenced By
André Brink, Breyten Breytenbach
Influenced
Die Sestigers members
Nominations
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlisted (Bundu)

Education

Hoërskool Nelspruit
High school
Period: 1957年卒業
Year of Graduation: 1957
Country: South Africa
Matriculated in 1957
University of Pretoria
Afrikaans-Dutch, History of Art
Country: South Africa

Awards

CNA Prize
1961
Work: Bekende onrus
Organization: Central News Agency
Result: 受賞
APB Prize
1962
Work: Boela van die blouwater
Category: 児童文学
Result: 受賞
CNA Prize
1968
Work: Duiwel-in-die-bos
Organization: Central News Agency
Result: 受賞
SABC/BRT Prize
1970
Work: Die rebellie van Lafras Verwey
Category: ラジオドラマ
Organization: SABC
Result: 受賞
Hertzog Prize
1973
Work: Mahala, Duiwel-in-die-bos
Category: 散文
Result: 受賞
SABC Academy Prize
1973
Work: Die rebellie van Lafras Verwey
Category: ラジオドラマ
Organization: SABC
Result: 受賞
WA Hofmeyr Prize
1974
Work: Mahala
Result: 受賞
Idem Prize
1980
Work: Die rebellie van Lafras Verwey
Category: ラジオドラマ
Result: 受賞
Idem Prize
1984
Work: Donkerhoek
Category: テレビドラマ
Result: 受賞
FAK-Helpmekaar Prize
1986
Work: So onder deur die maan: Chriskras 3
Category: ライトフィクション
Result: 受賞
Idem Prize
1987
Work: Uitnodiging tot die dans
Category: ラジオドラマ
Result: 受賞
Scheepers Prize
1987
Work: Voetpad na Vergelegen
Category: 児童文学
Result: 受賞
Hertzog Prize
1991
Work: Complete drama oeuvre
Category: ドラマ
Result: 受賞
WA Hofmeyr Prize
1992
Work: Moerland
Result: 受賞
Rapport Prize
1993
Work: Moerland
Result: 受賞
CNA Prize
1993
Work: Moerland
Organization: Central News Agency
Result: 受賞
ATKVeertjie
2006
Work: Amalia episode 13
Organization: ATKV
Result: 受賞
SA Akademie Medal of Honour
2008
Work: Blindemol
Category: アフリカーンス語ラジオドラマ
Organization: SA Akademie
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mahala

1971 Novel

Considered an Afrikaans classic.

Apartheid critique
Translations
  • German (trans. Griet van Schreven)
  • English (trans. Luzette Strauss)

Bibliography

  • Bekende onrus (1961)
  • Die houtbeeld (1961)
  • Boela van die blouwater (1962)
  • Man in die middel (1963)
  • Dwaal (1964)
  • Die swanesang van majoor Sommer (1965)
  • Duiwel-in-die-bos (1968)
  • Mahala (1971)
  • Chriskras (1972)
  • Danda (1974)
  • Chriskras: 'n tweede keur (1976)
  • Danda op Oudeur (1977)
  • So onder deur die maan: Chriskras 3 (1985)
  • Voetpad na Vergelegen (1987)
  • Klopdisselboom – die beste van Chriskras (1988)
  • Moerland (1992)
  • Boendoe (1999)
  • Oulap se blou (2008)

Adaptations

  • Paljas (film, 1998)

Translations by Author

  • Pa, maak vir my 'n vlieër, Pa (self-translated to English)

Translations of Works

  • Boela van die blouwater (Dutch)
  • Die rebellie van Lafras Verwey (Dutch, French, English, Italian, Czech)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Modern Afrikaans literatureInfluenced by contemporary English and French trends
Recurring Motifs
Anti-apartheid themes

Health

  • Heart attack
    2015年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Member of Die Sestigers, contributed to Afrikaans literature with anti-apartheid themes.

In Popular Culture

  • Die Sestigers movement

Trivia

  • Key member of Die Sestigers
  • Afrikaner anti-apartheid activist