South African Literary Awards (SALA)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2008) Winner
Dora Taylor
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Dora Taylor
Pen Names:
Nosipho Majeke（Pen name for 'The Role of Missionaries in Conquest', meaning 'gift of Jack' in isiXhosa）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1899 （Scotland）
- Died
- 1976 （London, United Kingdom） age 77
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Scotland (birth-1926) → South Africa (1926-1963) → United Kingdom (1960s-1976)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, professor of Literature
- Active Years
- 1930-1976
- Memberships
- Marxism–Leninist groups
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kathie
1951 novelThe Role of Missionaries in Conquest
1952 non-fictionPamphlet chronicling the collaboration between Western missionary efforts and colonialism
colonialismmissionaries
A Life’s Mosaic
autobiographyRage of Life
novelDon’t Tread on my Dreams
short storiesAn African Tragedy: The Black Woman Under Apartheid
1976 non-fictionBibliography
- Kathie (1951)
- The Role of the Missionaries in Conquest (1952)
- A Life’s Mosaic (Autobiography)
- Rage of Life
- Don’t Tread on my Dreams (Short stories)
- An African Tragedy: The Black Woman Under Apartheid (1976)
Legacy
Scottish writer in South Africa known for Marxist critiques of colonialism and apartheid. Famous for a quote often misattributed to Desmond Tutu
Quotes
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When the white man arrived, he had the Bible and we had the land; now, we have the Bible and he has the land.
Source: Dora Taylor
Trivia
- Her pen name 'Nosipho Majeke' means 'gift of Jack' in isiXhosa.