Olive Schreiner Prize
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Edition 47 (2006) Winner
Jane Taylor
ジェーン・テイラー
Jēn Teiyā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-04-19 （South Africa）
- Died
- 2023-09-06 （Unknown） age 67
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- South Africa (Cape Town area)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, playwright, academic
- Active Years
- 1980-2023
- Affiliations
- University of the Western Cape, University of the Witwatersrand
- Influenced
- William Kentridge
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Olive Schreiner Prize | Of Wild Dogs | new fiction | English Academy of Southern Africa | winner |
Olive Schreiner Prize
2006
Work:
Of Wild Dogs
Category:
new fiction
Organization:
English Academy of Southern Africa
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ubu and the Truth Commission
1997 playA play satirizing South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission using Ubu Rex, co-created with William Kentridge and Handspring Puppet Company.
apartheidtruth and reconciliationpuppetry
Of Wild Dogs
2005 novelA novel about wild dogs that won the Olive Schreiner Prize for new fiction.
natureidentity
The Transplant Men
2009 novelA novel examining the life of South African heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard.
medicinehistory
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalperformance-orientedtheoretical
- Recurring Motifs
- archivepuppetryAI and humanity
Legacy
South African playwright and academic who contributed to cultural and performance theory post-apartheid, innovator in puppetry and contemporary theatre.
Trivia
- Known for collaborations with William Kentridge.
- Advisor for dOCUMENTA (2012).