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Joan Hambidge

ジョーン・ヘレン・ハンビッジ

Joan Hambidge

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1956-09-11 (Aliwal North, South Africa)
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans
Residence History
Cape Town, South Africa

Career

Occupations
Academic, poet, writer, critic
Active Years
1985-2021
Affiliations
University of Cape Town
Influenced By
Roland Barthes, Jacques Lacan

Education

University of Stellenbosch
Literature
Degree: BA
Country: South Africa
University of Pretoria
Literature
Degree: MA
Country: South Africa
Rhodes University
Literature
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: South Africa
Under André P. Brink
University of Cape Town
Literature
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: South Africa

Awards

Eugène Marais Prize
1986
Work: Bitterlemoene (Bitter Oranges)
Category: 文学
Result: 受賞
Litera Prize
Result: 受賞
Poetry Institute of Africa Prize
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bitterlemoene (Bitter Oranges)

1986 Poetry

Poetry collection that won the Eugène Marais Prize.

Melancholy

Bibliography

  • Hartskrif (1985) (Heart Script)
  • Bitterlemoene (1986) (Bitter oranges)
  • Die anatomie van melancholie (1987) (The anatomy of melancholy)
  • Palinodes (1987)
  • Geslote baan (1988) (Closed circuit)
  • Donker labirint (1989) (Dark labyrinth)
  • Gesteelde appels (1989) (Stolen apples)
  • Kriptonemie (1989) (Cryptonomy)
  • Verdraaide raaisels (1990) (Twisted riddles)
  • Die somber muse (1990) (The sombre muse)
  • Tachycardia (1990)
  • Die verlore simbool (1991) (The lost symbol)
  • Interne verhuising (1995) (Internal house moving)
  • Ewebeeld (1997) (Mirror image)
  • Lykdigte (2000) (Memorial poems)
  • Ruggespraak (2002) (Talking back)
  • Die buigsaamheid van verdriet (2005) (The flexibility of sorrow)
  • En skielik is dit aand (2006) (And suddenly it's evening)
  • Dad (2006)
  • Koesnaatjies vir die proe (2008)
  • Vuurwiel (2009) (Wheel of fire)
  • Visums by verstek (2011) (Visas by default)
  • Lot se vrou (2012) (Lot's wife)
  • Meditasies (2013) (Meditations)
  • Matriks (2016) (Matrix)
  • Indeks (2016) (Index)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
iconoclasticirreverenthumoroussatirical
Recurring Motifs
taboo subjectslesbianismpostmodernismpsychoanalysis

Legacy

Prolific Afrikaans poet, controversial critic, known for out-of-the-closet style.