Ingrid Jonker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1995) Winner
Gert Vlok Nel
ゲルト・フロク・ネル
Gert Vlok Nel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-01-01 （Beaufort West）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Beaufort West, South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- poet, guide, bartender, watchman
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Influenced By
- Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Koos du Plessis
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellenbosch University | — | English, Afrikaans and history | — | — | South Africa |
Stellenbosch University
English, Afrikaans and history
Country:
South Africa
Studied English, Afrikaans and history.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ingrid Jonker Prize | Om te lewe is onnatuurlik | — | — | Winner |
Ingrid Jonker Prize
1994
Work:
Om te lewe is onnatuurlik
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Om te lewe is onnatuurlik
1993 Poetry collectionA personal portrait of his childhood in Beaufort West, a rural part of South Africa with a predominantly poor-white population. His father was a railway employee.
childhoodpoor-white populationhometown
Bibliography
- Om te lewe is onnatuurlik
- Beaufort Wes se beautiful woorde (CD)
Translations of Works
- Eight poems included in Gerrit Komrij's anthology of South African Afrikaans poetry.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- unusual and innovative Afrikaans
- Recurring Motifs
- childhood in Beaufort Westtravelling bard
Legacy
Praised by his countryman Etienne van Heerden as 'one of our finest talents'.
In Popular Culture
- Described as a travelling bard with a guitar, comparable to Bob Dylan and the South African troubadour Koos du Plessis.
Trivia
- Gert's re-released album entered the Dutch charts at number 59 in 2006.