Alba Bouwer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2016) Winner
Kobus Geldenhuys
コブス・ゲルデンハイス
Kobus Geldenhuys
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English
- Residence History
- South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- scriptwriter, translator of children's literature
- Nominations
- CILIP Carnegie Medal nomination (for A Good Day for Climbing Trees)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Alba Bouwer Prize | Hoekom die walvisse gekom het | — | Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns | winner |
Alba Bouwer Prize
2016
Work:
Hoekom die walvisse gekom het
Organization:
Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Translations by Author
- Hoekom die walvisse gekom het (trans. of Why the Whales Came)
- Karre en kroeks (trans. of David Walliams)
Translations of Works
- A Good Day for Climbing Trees (trans. of Jaco Jacobs)
- A Good Night for Shooting Zombies (trans. of Jaco Jacobs)
Legacy
South African translator of children's literature into Afrikaans, winner of the Alba Bouwer Prize.