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Jochem van Bruggen

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Jochem van Bruggen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1881-09-29 （Groede, Zeeland, Netherlands）
Died
1957-02-22 （Magaliesburg, South Africa） age 75
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans, Dutch
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Groede, Netherlands → Johannesburg, South Africa → Pretoria, South Africa → Magaliesburg, South Africa

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer, Farmer
Active Years
1914-1957
Affiliations
Magaliesburg Cultural Association
Memberships
Honorary membership South African Academy of Science and Art
Influenced By
Nico Hofmeyr

Education

Nederlandstalige Staatsgymnasium
Dutch
Country: South Africa
Initially attended father's school, then Pretoria school

Awards

Hertzog Prize
1917
Work: Teleurgestel
Category: 散文部門
Organization: South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result: 受賞
Hertzog Prize
1925
Work: Ampie: Die Natuurkind
Category: 散文部門
Organization: South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result: 受賞
Hertzog Prize
1927
Work: Ampie: Die Meisiekind
Category: 散文部門
Organization: South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result: 受賞
Hertzog Prize
1933
Work: Die Sprinkaanbeampte van Sluis
Category: 散文部門
Organization: South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ampie: Die Natuurkind

1925 Novel

Depicts the childhood of poor Afrikaner boy Ampie.

PovertyNatureLove

Teleurgestel

1916 Novel

Disappointed.

DisappointmentLife

Bibliography

  • Die Praatmesien (1914)
  • Teleurgestel (1916)
  • Bywoners (1919)
  • Op Veld en Rante (1920)
  • Die Burgemeester van Slaplaagte (1922)
  • Ampie: Die Natuurkind (1925)
  • Ampie: Die Meisiekind (1928)
  • Die Sprinkaanbeampte van Sluis (1933)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
RealismPioneer of Afrikaans literature
Recurring Motifs
Poor AfrikanersRural lifeDepression

Health

  • Pneumonia
    幼少期
    Caused speech impediment, made him withdrawn
  • Hypostatic pneumonia, Arteriosclerosis
    晩年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Important Afrikaans author, won Hertzog Prize four times, known for depicting poor Afrikaners.

Academic Societies

  • South African Academy of Science and Arts

In Popular Culture

  • Honorary doctorate in literature from University of Pretoria (1953)

Trivia

  • Won Hertzog Prize unprecedented four times
  • Brother Kleinjan also a writer
  • Wrote most works on farm Terrasse