Dalene Matthee - World Literary Awards

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1938-10-13 （Riversdale, Western Cape）
Died: 2005-02-20 （Mossel Bay, Western Cape） age 66
Nationality: South Africa
Languages: Afrikaans, English
Religion: Unknown
Residence History: Riversdale, Western Cape → Oudtshoorn → Graaff-Reinet → Mossel Bay, Western Cape

Career

Occupations: Author
Active Years: 1970-2005
Influenced By: Sir Walter Scott

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Riversdale High School	—	General	—	~1957	South Africa
Oudtshoorn Conservatory	Music Faculty	Music Department	—	1957頃	South Africa
Holy Cross Convent	—	Music	—	1957頃	South Africa

Riversdale High School

General

Period: ~1957

Year of Graduation: 1957

Country: South Africa

Graduated from local high school

Oudtshoorn Conservatory

Music Faculty / Music Department

Period: 1957頃

Country: South Africa

Studied music

Holy Cross Convent

Music

Period: 1957頃

Country: South Africa

Studied music in Graaff-Reinet

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
—	Numerous literary prizes	—	—	Various literary award organizations	受賞

Numerous literary prizes

Organization: Various literary award organizations

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

ATKV Prose Prize 4 appearances

South African Literary Awards (SALA) 1 appearances

Edition 3 (2007) Winner

Works

Major Works

Circles in a Forest

1984 Historical novel

About the extermination of Knysna elephants and exploitation of woodcutters in Knysna Forest.

Environmental destructionElephantsForest

Adaptations

[Film] Circles in a Forest

Translations

English (self-translated) and 14 other languages

Bibliography

The Twelve-o'-clock Stick (1970)
The Judas Goat (1982)
A House for Nadia (1982)
Petronella van Aarde, Mayor (1983)
Circles in a Forest (1984)
Fiela's Child (1985)
The Mulberry Forest (1987)
Bridge of the Mules (1993)
Sisters of Eve (1995)
Pieternella from the Cape (2000)
Dream Forest (2003)
Driftwood (2005)

Adaptations

Fiela's Child (filmed)
Circles in a Forest (filmed)

Translations by Author

Self-translated to English

Translations of Works

Translated into 14 languages, over 1 million copies sold

Style & Themes

Literary Style: Rich in natural descriptions
Recurring Motifs: Knysna ForestElephantsNature and humans

Health

Heart failure

2005年直前

Short illness before death

Legacy

Known for her four 'Forest Novels' set in Knysna Forest; memorial erected, tree renamed, trail named after her.

In Popular Culture

Ashes scattered at Krisjan-se-Nek; memorial erected.

Trivia

Had three children.
Husband Larius died in 2003.
Relative of Sir Walter Scott.