Hertzog Prize (Hertzogprys)
1 appearances
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Edition 77 (1961) Winner
Francois Alwyn Venter
フランソワ・アルウィン・ベンター
Furansowa Aruwin Benter
Aliases:
Frans Venter / F. A. Venter
Pen Names:
Meiring Fouché（for popular fiction）,
Elske te Water（for popular fiction）,
René Stegmann（for popular fiction）,
Marius de Jongh（for popular fiction）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-11-27 （Hopetown）
- Died
- 1997-07-08 （Strand） age 80
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- Afrikaans
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Parents' farm in Britstown district → Cape Town → Pretoria → Windhoek → Johannesburg → Kenhardt district → Strand → Vredendal
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Writer, Farmer
- Active Years
- 1938-1997
- Memberships
- Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Stellenbosch | — | Unknown | — | 不明 | South Africa |
University of Stellenbosch
Unknown
Period:
不明
Country:
South Africa
Began journalism career
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Hertzog Prize | Swart pelgrim / Geknelde land | 散文 | South African Academy for Science and Arts | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Ruitertrofee | Kambrokind | — | Suid-Afrikaanse Federasie van Rapportryerskorpse | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Honorary D. Litt | — | — | University of Port Elizabeth | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Andrew Murray Prize for Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Hertzog Prize
1976
Work:
Swart pelgrim / Geknelde land
Category:
散文
Organization:
South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result:
受賞
Ruitertrofee
1982
Work:
Kambrokind
Organization:
Suid-Afrikaanse Federasie van Rapportryerskorpse
Result:
受賞
Honorary D. Litt
1981
Organization:
University of Port Elizabeth
Result:
受賞
Andrew Murray Prize for Literature
1996
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Geknelde land (Afflicted land)
1960 NovelDescribes the Eastern Cape Boer community under Xhosa raids and English governance in the 19th century.
Boer cultureXhosa WarsColonialism
Swart pelgrim (Black pilgrim)
1952 NovelRelates the experiences of a black rural migrant in the industrialized white environment.
Racial relationsUrbanizationBlack migration
Wit oemfaan (White umfane)
1965 Young adult novelA white boy discovers Zulu customs.
Racial relationsZulu culture
Bibliography
- Die geheim van die berg (The mystery of the mountain) (1944/1958)
- Gebondenes (The fettered) (1949)
- Eenderse morge (Similar morgen) (1950)
- Die drosters (The deserters) (1952)
- Swart pelgrim (Black pilgrim) (1952)
- Die tollenaar (The tax collector) (1954)
- Man van Ciréne (1957)
- Geknelde land (Afflicted land) (1960)
- Offerland (Land of sacrifice) (1963)
- Werfjoernaal (Yard journal) (1965)
- Wit oemfaan (White umfane) (1965)
- Gelofteland (Land of the covenant) (1966)
- Bedoelde land (Intended land) (1968)
- Die rentmeesters (The landlords) (1969)
- Water (1970)
- Die middag voel na warm as (The afternoon feels like warm ash) (1974)
- Kambro-kind (Kambro child) (1979)
- Die koning se wingerd (The king's vineyard) (1984)
- Die ou man en die duif (The old man and the dove) (1990)
- Die keer toe ek my naam vergeet het (The time when I forgot my name) (1995)
- Van Botterkraal na Altena: hoogtepunte uit vier outobiografiese romans (1996)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Exploration of biblical religious themesCultural identities in South African context
- Recurring Motifs
- Relations between white and blackBoer community lifeRural vs urban contrasts
Health
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Declining health1967, 1976Left northern Cape, retired from farming
Legacy
Prominent 20th-century Afrikaans writer exploring biblical themes and South African racial dynamics.