Sol Plaatje Prize for Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2011) Winner
Daniel Pule Kunene
だにえる・ぷーれ・くねね
Danieru Pūre Kunene
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-04-13 （Edenville, Free State, South Africa）
- Died
- 2016-05-27 age 93
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English, Sesotho
- Residence History
- South Africa → United Kingdom (London) → United States (Madison, Wisconsin)
Career
- Occupations
- literary scholar, translator, writer, university professor
- Active Years
- 1949-2016
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Cape Town, University of London, University of California, Los Angeles, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Africa | — | Literature | BA | 1940年代後半 | South Africa |
| University of Cape Town | — | African Languages and Literature | MA | 1950年代初頭 | South Africa |
| University of Cape Town | — | African Languages and Literature | PhD | 1950年代-1960年代初頭 | South Africa |
University of South Africa
Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1940年代後半
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
South Africa
University of Cape Town
African Languages and Literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
1950年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
South Africa
University of Cape Town
African Languages and Literature
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1950年代-1960年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sol T Plaatje Translation Award | — | — | English Academy of Southern Africa | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Karel Čapek Award | — | — | International Federation of Translators | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Shuter and Shooter Prize for Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Sol T Plaatje Translation Award
2011
Organization:
English Academy of Southern Africa
Result:
受賞
Karel Čapek Award
2011
Organization:
International Federation of Translators
Result:
受賞
Shuter and Shooter Prize for Literature
1995
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Heroic Poetry of the Basotho
1971 Heroic PoetryStudy of Basotho heroic poetry
Basotho cultureheroic poetry
Chaka (tr.)
1981 Novel translationEnglish translation of Thomas Mofolo's Chaka
Zulu king ChakaAfrican history
Pirates Have Become our Kings
1978 PoetryPoetry collection on political exile
exileapartheid
Bibliography
- Dithoko, dithothokiso le dithoholetso tsa sesotho
- The works of Thomas Mofolo : summaries and critiques
- The beginning of South African vernacular literature: A historical study
- Heroic poetry of the Basotho
- Pirates have become our kings: poems
- The ideophone in Southern Sotho
- Chaka (tr.)
- A seed must seem to die
- From the pit of Hell to the spring of life
- Thomas Mofolo and the emergence of written Sesotho prose
- The Zulu novels of C.L.S. Nyembezi : a critical appraisal
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blend of Sesotho and EnglishInfluence of oral literature
- Recurring Motifs
- Exile and identityAfrican heroic poetry
Legacy
Renowned scholar of African literature, specializing in Sesotho studies and translations; Emeritus Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Produced numerous works during exile.