Central News Agency Literary Award
2 appearances
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Edition 4 (1964) Winner
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Edition 16 (1976) Winner
Etienne Leroux
エティエンヌ・ルルー
Etienne Leroux
Aliases:
Stephanus Petrus Daniël le Roux
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-06-13 （Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, Union of South Africa）
- Died
- 1989-12-30 （Wamakersdrift, South Africa） age 67
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- Afrikaans
- Residence History
- Oudtshoorn → Bloemfontein → Koffiefontein district
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Farmer
- Active Years
- 1955-1989
- Affiliations
- Sestigers
- Memberships
- Sestigers
- Influenced
- André Brink
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey College Bloemfontein | — | High school | Matriculation | — | South Africa |
| Stellenbosch University | — | Faculty of Law | BA, LLB | — | South Africa |
Grey College Bloemfontein
High school
Degree:
Matriculation
Country:
South Africa
Matriculated
Stellenbosch University
Faculty of Law
Degree:
BA, LLB
Country:
South Africa
Studied law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Hertzog Prize (Prose) | Sewe dae by die Silbersteins | Prose | South African Academy for Science and Arts | 受賞 |
| 1964 | CNA Literary Award | Een vir Azazel | — | Central News Agency | 受賞 |
| 1976 | CNA Literary Award | Magersfontein, o Magersfontein! | — | Central News Agency | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Hertzog Prize (Prose) | Magersfontein, o Magersfontein! | Prose | South African Academy for Science and Arts | 受賞 |
Hertzog Prize (Prose)
1964
Work:
Sewe dae by die Silbersteins
Category:
Prose
Organization:
South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result:
受賞
CNA Literary Award
1964
Work:
Een vir Azazel
Organization:
Central News Agency
Result:
受賞
CNA Literary Award
1976
Work:
Magersfontein, o Magersfontein!
Organization:
Central News Agency
Result:
受賞
Hertzog Prize (Prose)
1979
Work:
Magersfontein, o Magersfontein!
Category:
Prose
Organization:
South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hertzog Prize (Hertzogprys)
2 appearances
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Edition 78 (1964) Winner
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Edition 82 (1979) Winner
Works
Major Works
Seven Days at the Silbersteins
1962 NovelSeven days at the Silbersteins family
FamilyAlienation
Translations
- Seven Days at the Silbersteins (1964)
- Welgevonden revisited (2013)
One for the Devil
1964 NovelOne for Azazel
DevilAtonement
Translations
- One for the Devil (1968)
The Third Eye
1966 NovelThe Third Eye
VisionRevelation
Translations
- The Third Eye (1969)
Magersfontein, O Magersfontein!
1976 NovelAbout the Battle of Magersfontein in the Boer War
WarHistory
Translations
- Magersfontein, O Magersfontein! (1983)
Bibliography
- Die eerste lewe van Colet (1955)
- Hilaria (1957)
- Die mugu (1959)
- Sewe dae by die Silbersteins (1962)
- Een vir Azazel (1964)
- Die derde oog (1966)
- 18-44 (1967)
- IsisIsisIsis (1969)
- Na'va (1972)
- Magersfontein, o Magersfontein! (1976)
- Onse Hymie (1982)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalFantastical
- Recurring Motifs
- AlienationMythology
Legacy
Key member of the South African Sestigers literary movement. Several books banned by the government.
In Popular Culture
- SABC news footage of funeral
Quotes
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His audience will be the audience that only a good writer can merit, an audience which assembles slowly from far away in ones and twos.
Source: Life magazine (Graham Greene review) (1968)
Trivia
- Several of his books were banned by the South African government.
- Member of the Sestigers literary movement.