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Jeanne Goosen

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Jeanne Goosen

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1938-07-13 (Parow, Cape Town)
Died
2020-06-03 (Melkbosstrand) age 81
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Residence History
Parow, Cape Town → Melkbosstrand

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, Journalist
Active Years
1971-2020

Education

University of Cape Town
Country: South Africa

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ons is nie almal so nie / We're Not All Like That

1990 Novel

Illuminates life in a white lower-middle-class family in the 1950s, told from the daughter Gertie's perspective, highlighting 'poor whites'.

Poor whitesFamilyIdentity
Translations
  • Translated by André Brink

Bibliography

  • ’n Uil vlieg weg (1971, poetry)
  • Orrelpunte (1975, poetry)
  • Om ‘n mens na te boots (1975)
  • ’n Kat in die sak (1986)
  • Louoond (1987)
  • Ons is nie almal so nie (1990)
  • Daantjie Dreamer (1993)
  • ’n Gelyke Kans (1995, short stories)
  • Wie is Jan Hoender? (2001, novella)
  • Straataf (2001)
  • ’n Pawpaw vir my darling (2006)
  • Desnieteenstaande (2003, cabaret)
  • Plante kan praat (2010)

Translations of Works

  • We're Not All Like That (English)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ControversialProminent in Afrikaans prose
Recurring Motifs
1950s familiesPoor whitesPolitical insights

Legacy

Known as a controversial Afrikaans writer, noted for works depicting poor white life.

Trivia

  • Her works on white poverty stirred controversy in South Africa.