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Jeremy Cronin

ジェレミー・クロニン

Jeremī Kuronin

Aliases: Jeremy Patrick Cronin

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-09-12 （Cape Town, South Africa）
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English
Religion
Roman Catholic
Residence History
Cape Town, South Africa

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, politician, Deputy Minister
Active Years
1968-2019
Affiliations
South African Communist Party, African National Congress
Memberships
South African Communist Party, African National Congress, United Democratic Front

Education

University of Cape Town
Philosophy
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1970
Country: South Africa
Sorbonne University
Philosophy
Degree: MA
Period: 1970年代初頭
Year of Graduation: 1970
Country: France

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Inside

1984 Poetry

First book of poetry written in prison

anti-apartheidpolitical activism

Even the Dead

1997 Poetry

Poems, Parables and a Jeremiad

the deadpolitics

Inside and Out

1999 Poetry

Poetry inside and out

freedom and oppression

More Than A Casual Contact

2006 Poetry

Recent collection including famous poem 'Motho Ke Motho Ka Batho Babang'

communityhumanity

Bibliography

  • Numerous political writings (see Wikipedia)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
political poetrycolloquial language
Recurring Motifs
resistance to apartheidprison experiencecommunity

Health

  • Imprisonment
    1976-1983
    Wife's death during imprisonment, influenced poetry

Legacy

Influential South African poet and political activist, symbol of anti-apartheid struggle

In Popular Culture

  • Poems quoted, significant political influence

Quotes

  • Motho Ke Motho Ka Batho Babang (A person is a person because of other people)
    Source: Poetry (1984)

Trivia

  • Imprisoned for 7 years in 1976 under Terrorism Act
  • Involved in escape planning from Pretoria Prison
  • Wife died of brain tumor during his imprisonment