Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2018) Winner
Harry Kalmer
ハリー・カルマー
Harry Kalmer
Aliases:
Harold Kalmer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-11-21 （Bellville, Western Cape）
- Died
- 2019-07-26 age 62
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English
- Residence History
- Johannesburg → Yeoville → Observatory
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, playwright, advertising copywriter
- Active Years
- 1984-2019
- Influenced By
- Tagtigers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pretoria | — | Afrikaans-Dutch and Drama | B.A. | — | South Africa |
| University of Stellenbosch | — | Creative Writing | M.A. | — | South Africa |
University of Pretoria
Afrikaans-Dutch and Drama
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
South Africa
University of Stellenbosch
Creative Writing
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Adelaide Tambo Award for Human Rights in the Arts | The Bram Fischer Waltz | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Sunday Times Literary Award | A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2020 | ATKV Prose Prize | In ’n land sonder voëls | — | ATKV | 受賞 |
Adelaide Tambo Award for Human Rights in the Arts
2014
Work:
The Bram Fischer Waltz
Result:
受賞
Sunday Times Literary Award
2018
Work:
A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg
Result:
受賞
ATKV Prose Prize
2020
Work:
In ’n land sonder voëls
Organization:
ATKV
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
ATKV Prose Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
In ’n land sonder voëls
2019 novelA novel dealing with death.
deathJohannesburg
En die lekkerste deel van dood wees
2007 novelNovel about death.
death
A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg
2017 short storiesCollection of stories about Johannesburg.
citySouth Africa
Bibliography
- Die waarheid en ander stories
- X-Ray visagie en die vingers van God
- Die man met die dertien kinders
- Kniediep
- Briewe aan ‘n rooi dak
- Groceries: 56 Stories oor huishoudelike produkte
- En die lekkerste deel van dood wees
- Vlieger en die gevare van die close dance
- ’n Duisend stories oor Johannesburg
- A Thousand Tales of Johannesburg
- Die agste plaag
- In ’n land sonder voëls
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- anti-apartheid perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- politicseveryday life
Health
-
cancer2019Short struggle leading to death
Legacy
Important Afrikaans writer in South Africa, known as part of the Tagtigers anti-apartheid literary group.
Trivia
- Member of the Tagtigers
- Socially connected with Voëlvry
- Conscripted to Namibia