Olive Schreiner Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 20 (1980) Winner
Christopher van Wyk
クリス・ヴァン・ウィク
Kurisutofā Van Wiku
Aliases:
Chris van Wyk
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-07-19 （Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa）
- Died
- 2014-10-03 （Johannesburg, South Africa） age 57
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Soweto → Riverlea, Johannesburg
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Poet, Editor
- Active Years
- 1979-2014
- Affiliations
- Ravan Press, SACHED, Staffrider
- Influenced By
- Mongane Serote, Sipho Sepamla, Mafika Gwala
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverlea High School | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
Riverlea High School
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Olive Schreiner Prize | It Is Time to Go Home | — | — | winner |
| 1981 | Maskew Miller Longman Literature Award | A Message in the Wind | 黒人児童文学 | — | winner |
| 1996 | Sanlam Literary Award | Relatives | — | — | winner |
Olive Schreiner Prize
1980
Work:
It Is Time to Go Home
Result:
winner
Maskew Miller Longman Literature Award
1981
Work:
A Message in the Wind
Category:
黒人児童文学
Result:
winner
Sanlam Literary Award
1996
Work:
Relatives
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
South African Literary Awards (SALA)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy
2005 Autobiographical novelDetails his childhood growing up in Riverlea.
ApartheidChildhoodFamily
Adaptations
- [Theatre] Shirley Goodness and Mercy / Janice Honeyman (2007)
In Detention
PoemPoem on the suspicious deaths of South African political prisoners during Apartheid.
ApartheidPolitical prisoners
Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch
2010 MemoirContinues the theme of childhood in Riverlea.
ChildhoodCommunity
Bibliography
- Memory
- Maria
- It is Time To Go Home
- A Message in the Wind
- Petroleum and the Orphaned Ostrich
- Oliver Tambo
- My Cousin Thabo
- April in the Cape of Storms
- The Year of the Tapeworm
- Helen Joseph
- Now Listen Here: The Life and Time of Bill Jardine
- Shirley, Goodness and Mercy
- We Write what we like: Celebrating Steve
- The Long Walk to Freedom (Children's abridged version)
- Nelson Mandela
- Eggs to Lay, Chickens to Hatch: A Memoir
- Ouma Ruby's Secret
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Language of defiance and assertionBlack Consciousness
- Recurring Motifs
- ApartheidThemes of Soweto poetsChildhood in Riverlea
Legacy
Famous for his poem 'In Detention' on apartheid deaths. Abridged Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom for children. Posthumously awarded honorary Doctor of Literature.
In Popular Culture
- One-man play 'Van Wyk: The Storyteller of Riverlea' performed in 2019.
Trivia
- Married to Kathy van Wyk, two children.
- Abridged Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom for children.